March 31, 2011, NEW YORK, (Coal Geology) – Because of the time difference, I, like most of Britain, discovered the news of the Tohoku earthquake hours after the record-breaking 9.0 magnitude tremor was recorded 81 miles off the Japanese East Coast – an earthquake so epic that the resulting tsunami reached across the Pacific and [...]
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EPA conducts radiological monitoring of milk, precipitation, drinking water
March 31, 2011, MaSILVER SPRING, Md., (Coal Geology)- In response to the ongoing situation in Japan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken steps to increase the level of nationwide monitoring of milk, precipitation, drinking water, and other potential exposure routes. EPA conducts radiological monitoring of milk under its RADNET program, while the U.S. [...]
Lessons From Fukushima for U.S. Nuclear Industry Will Learn
March 31, 2011, WASHINGTON, (Coal Geology)- The U.S. nuclear energy industry will learn important lessons from the Fukushima Daiichi accident and “identify additional steps we can and will take to further improve safety at our nuclear plants,” one of the industry’s leaders told a U.S. Senate committee today. [ReviewAZON asin="1581129076" display="inlinepost"]“U.S. nuclear power plants are [...]
Stock Market Alert for Investors: Nuclear Energy Technology to Shift by 5.2%
March 24, 2011, NEW YORK, NY -(Coal Geology) – Investors in nuclear energy who stay in the game will profit by others’ decisions to lay low, according to energy market research publisher SBI Energy. Some countries have planned slow-down measures in nuclear energy use, while others plan to forge ahead. SBI Energy forecasts a more [...]
General Atomics Electronics Systems Rushes Electronic Alarming Dosimeters to Japanese Workers
March 24, 2011, SAN DIEGO, CA -(Coal Geology) – In response to the natural disasters in Japan, General Atomics Electronic Systems, Inc. (GA-ESI) (www.ga-esi.com) has sent its entire remaining inventory of DOSE-GARD® Microelectronic Alarming Dosimeters to Tokyo Electric Power Company. [ReviewAZON asin="B0034QV85I" display="inlinepost"]These devices, called dosimeters because they measure radiation dose, are worn by workers [...]
