Cancer
The only place to prepare radioactive drugs for cancer diagnosis in Vietnam
Before Vietnam could prepare these two drugs, cancer patients had to go abroad if they needed to use them.
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Oceanography
The grave of nuclear waste under the sea costs 83 billion USD
A giant undersea grave planned to store Britain's growing amount of radioactive waste will become the country's most expensive and lengthy major infrastructure project.
Animal world
Wild 'paradise' nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
The area around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now filled with wildlife and is an ideal place for scientists to study.
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Wild boars are rampant in Bavaria, Germany, but why doesn't anyone dare to eat them?
In Bavaria, Germany, every hunting season, hunters go into the forest to hunt wild boars, but the killed wild boars are often inedible or cannot be sold because most of…
Science Events
The US spends $ 550 billion to 'erase' the most dangerous place in the world
Scientists have spent nearly three decades cleaning up 177 huge radioactive waste storage tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state, USA. And they are just getting s…
History
The ancient Romans used radioactive substances to make... decorations?
Artisans in ancient Rome created masterpieces of art without knowing its composition including its extremely dangerous radioactive components.
Scientific works
Visit the world's first nuclear crypt, where 6,500 tons of radioactive waste will rest for 100,000 years
The foundation beneath Onkalo has been stable for at least the past 1 billion years. Geologists say the area won't experience any more earthquakes until the next ice age.
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'Crocodile island' Ramee - The place to challenge the bravest people in the world
Not radioactive islands or fearsome cannibals.
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Why is it that no one dares to swim in this beautiful beach?
Areia Preta beach in the city of Guarapari (Brazil) is famous not because it is an ideal tourist destination, but with radiation nearly 400 times higher than normal stan…
Environment
Russian scientists turn dangerous nuclear waste into ceramics
The new technology is based on a new absorber, which effectively concentrates radionuclides from various nuclear wastes and turns them into ceramics after a special heat…
Science story
The risk of leaking radioactive waste across Europe from the Chernobyl nuclear plant
Fighting between Russia and Ukraine that broke out around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could tamper with nuclear waste, causing dangerous radioactive material to sp…
Environment
Robot captures molten radioactive fuel in Fukushima
A remote-controlled robot photographed a molten nuclear fuel dump that fell to the bottom of the most damaged reactor at the Fukushima power plant.
New technology
Russian scientists develop coating that minimizes the risk of radioactive leaks
Testing has proven that the new coating developed by the team provides increased protection against mechanical damage that may occur during operation.
Space science
The mysterious 'Great Wall' appeared in the middle of the galaxy containing the Earth
A known, invisible healing structure is preventing cosmic rays from entering the heart of the galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way.
Scientific works
China inaugurated a plant that turns nuclear waste into glass
China inaugurated its first plant in Sichuan on September 11 to treat growing amounts of nuclear waste by vitrification.