VIDEO: Washington Road Shut Down After Crash Involving Device with ‘Radioactive Core’
A major roadway in an area south of Seattle, Washington, was closed down Thursday after a crash involving equipment with a radioactive core.
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China Launches Harassment Campaign at Japan over Fukushima Water Dump
The Japanese Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio urged the Communist Party of China to protect Japanese citizens in the country from a wave of abuse against them as a result of Tokyo approving a plan to dump wastewater into the ocean from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.
Los Angeles Potentially Exposed to Radioactive Dust After Explosive Demolition at Old Nuclear Test Site
Residents of some parts of Los Angeles are expressing concern that they may have been exposed to radioactive dust particles after the U.S. Department of Energy demolished a building last month at a former nuclear testing site by using explosives.
Japan Approves Plan to Release Contaminated Fukushima Water into Ocean
Japan on Tuesday approved plans to release 1.25 million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
Truck Carrying Radioactive Uranium on I-95 Crashes, Closing Highway in North Carolina
A truck carrying radioactive uranium crashed on I-95 Wednesday morning, closing part of the highway in Cumberland County, North Carolina, officials said.
Report: Islamic State ‘Actively Trying to Acquire WMDs’ for Nuclear Attack on West
The threat of a terrorist group like the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) using nuclear material to carry out a “dirty bomb” attack against the West is the highest since the Cold War came to an end, warns a leading international think tank on proliferation
Mexican Authorities Find Stolen Radioactive Material After 10 Days
Mexican authorities have recovered a container with radioactive rods that had been stolen 10 days ago in the central part of the country.
Mexico on High Alert Again After Another Truck Loaded with Radioactive Material Stolen
The Mexican government has placed six states on high alert following the theft of a vehicle with radioactive material. That alert comes less than a year after Mexico had an almost identical case where authorities throughout most of southern Mexico spent days searching for the missing material.
Iraq: Islamic State May Weaponize Stolen Radioactive Material
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) could weaponize “highly dangerous” radioactive material still considered missing after it was stolen last year from a storage facility in Iraq, Reuters exclusively reports.
Australia: ISIS Has Radioactive Material It Could Use to Develop WMD
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has gained access to radioactive material from hospital and research centers in territory it has seized in Iraq and Syria, prompting fears that it could develop a large “dirty” bomb, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told The Australian.
Mexican Authorities Recover Stolen Radioactive Material
Mexican authorities have recovered a piece of radioactive equipment that had been stolen out of a pickup truck in the state of Tabasco. This is the fourth time that radioactive material from X-ray machines has been stolen in Mexico.
