Oklo’s Natural Nuclear Fission Reactors
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A bit over six billion years ago a star exploded somewhere in our galaxy – ...
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At 2 PM local time on January 19, 2006, an Atlas V rocket lifted off ...
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I’ve been working in radiation safety and related fields my entire adult life (well…except for ...
Read moreIf the shoe fits….
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When I was younger I remember my father telling me about when my grandparents took ...
Read moreA Glowing Smile
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About a decade ago I was reading an account of Allied activities in Germany at ...
Read morePlutonium – The Power Behind New Horizon’s Trip to Pluto
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Dear Dr. Z – I heard something about plutonium powering the New Horizons spaceship that ...
Read moreOklo Natural Nuclear Reactor
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Dear Dr. Zoomie – I saw something the other day that scientists found a natural ...
Read moreWhat is Food Irradiation? Why is it Done?
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Hi, Dr. Zoomie – I got some ground beef at the store the other day ...
Read moreWhat in the World Does “Health Physics” Mean?
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Dear Dr. Zoomie – what in the world does “health physics” mean? Why not use ...
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