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25-Aug-10

UK's nuclear reactor programme falls behind schedule

Issues - Safety, Suitability to fill the energy gap between old power stations closing and new ones opening. "The schedule for the UK's nuclear reactor building programme has slipped behind already, the safety regulator has...


15-Jul-10

US army heat-ray gun in Afghanistan

"A newly-developed heat-ray gun that burns the skin but doesn't cause permanent injury is now with US troops in Afghanistan."

Category: Radiation, Weapons

23-Jun-10

No link to child cancer from phone masts, finds study

"Imperial College London researchers dismiss link between living near mobile phone masts while pregnant and risk of cancer among children"


20-Jun-10

Tonnes of radioactive waste casts doubt over London's Olympic stadium legacy

"• Olympic site could be rendered useless after the 2012 Games • Further development could expose waste posing serious risks"

Category: Radiation

14-Jun-10

Nuclear reactors could see closure deferred to help bridge funding gap

"Plans are under way to extend the life of the UK's oldest nuclear reactors, which would ease the government's need to find an extra £4bn for clean-up funding, the Guardian has learned."


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