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The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) defines it as the process of radiation attenuation achieved by placing an absorbent substance between an individual, a workspace, or a radiation ...

According to a study published in Advanced Fiber Materials, a research team led by Dr. Dae-Yoon Kim of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology's Center for Functional Composite Materials created ...

Nuclear regulators around the world share the common challenge of making sure that nuclear and radiation technologies and devices are licensed, constructed, operated and eventually decommissioned ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Richard Stump has been to five Super Bowls and hasn't seen a single pass, run or touchdown. Stump works security -- a very special kind of security -- at large public events. He's ...

A potential crewed mission to Mars would require us to solve a number of problems, including how to protect astronauts against the devastating effects of energetic charged particles from Solar and ...

A decade ago, Northwestern chemistry professor Mercouri Kanatzidis and other scientists discovered that cesium lead bromide, a material being studied for applications in solar cells, has the ability ...