Public Messaging to Reduce the Impacts of Nuclear Terrorism
The March 11, 2011 Fukushima reactor meltdowns remind us the challenges in radiological emergency preparedness after a nuclear accident. A radiological...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Citizen Science for Open and Accessible Radiation Data
You might be curious to know why a reported weather data measurement doesn’t seem accurate. One reason is that weather data depends on where the measurement...
Expansion of the National Source Tracking System
Category 3 sources if not safely managed or securely protected could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them...
Hold Fast to Linear No-Threshold for Radiation Protection
Linear no-threshold (LNT) is a model used in radiation protection to estimate the cancer risk caused by ionizing radiation. The LNT model assumes that...
Regulating Tritium Leaks and Spills
Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. It is continuously released to the environment from both natural and human sources. The major natural source of...
Radon and Fracking: A New Study
According to a new study published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the level of Radon in Pennsylvania houses is increasing in areas...