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Weapons-Grade Uranium Not a Must for Nuclear Medicine, Dutch Figure Says
'It's not a matter of money,' Nederlof says. 'It's a matter of solving technical problems.'
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U.S. Confirms Effort to Phase Out Selected 'Dirty Bomb' Materials
Paired with conventional explosives, radiological materials used in medicine could potentially be dispersed over a wide area, creating dangerous contamination.
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Obama Budget Plan Puts Controversial Plutonium-Conversion Facility on Hold
South Carolina site deemed too expensive for 2015.
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New Group Looks to Defend Nuclear Arsenal
But it's not taking a position on modernization -- not yet, anyway.
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EPA Abandons Major Radiation Cleanup in Florida, Despite Cancer Concerns
The federal agency will leave it to state officials to decide the fate of the sites.
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Lawmakers, DHS Weigh How to Secure Ports Most Vulnerable to WMDs
Homeland Security lacks a presence in about half of the ports considered high risk.
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Lapse in Chemical Security Effort Cited as Another Reason to End Shutdown
The Chemical Facilities Anti-terrorism Standards program, or CFATS, ceased most operations last week.
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Lawmaker Blasts Shutdown of DHS Chemical-Security Program
Industry site visits have been suspended indefinitely.
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Shutdown May Further Delay Nuclear Power Plant Approvals
Delays will set in if shutdown doesn't lift by Friday, officials say.
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New York Wonders Where Nuclear Cleanup Funds Would Come From
State officials seek answers from the feds.
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EPA Nuclear Event Guidance Draws Heat From Industry, Lawmakers
Guidelines for dirty bombs and other incidents are too stringent or too lenient, depending on who is asked.
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Does U.S. Advice on Disposing Fukushima Waste Apply Back Home?
Critics worry feds may be looking to relax rules.
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EPA Documents Raise Doubts Over Intent of New Nuclear-Response Guide
Critics worry agency seeking to relax public health standards.
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Report Flags Weapons Lab Oversight
Duplication, formality and 'a culture of audit and risk avoidance' cited.
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To Counter Nuclear Smuggling, Officials Look to Mobile Detection Technology
White House-led strategic review could shift priorities away from stationary tech, Anne Harrington, deputy NNSA administrator tells Global Security Newswire.
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House Could Withhold DHS Funds While Waiting for Chemical Security Report
Appropriators want to hold back $20 million until Homeland Security produces progress report and spending plan.
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EPA Nominee Declines Comment on Controversial Nuclear Incident Guide
Document references IAEA guidelines suggesting intervention is not needed until drinking water is contaminated with radioactive iodine 131 at a concentration of 81,000 picocuries per liter.
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EPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidents
Watchdog groups blast a new guide for coping with a disaster's environmental fallout.
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Watchdog Groups Blast White House-Backed Nuclear Cleanup Study
Feds agree to extend the comment period.
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