The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, a former base for atomic bomb testing, has lead to a cluster of health issues.

To most, unless you have a vivid memory of the periodic table, the term ‘radon’ won’t mean a whole lot. However, if you’re a ...

"Our water quality had too many contaminants -- specifically, gross alpha ... decay or break down. It measures the amount of radiation in drinking water from things like radium, uranium and ...

Physicists have made a breakthrough in the development of a nuclear clock, a new kind of ultraprecise clock that could ...

WINNECONNE (WLUK) -- Village leaders held a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday to celebrate Winneconne's new multimillion dollar water filtration system. It's a project nearly 15 years in the ...

Alpha decay or α-decay is a type of radioactive decay in which ... It has a charge of +2 e and a mass of 4 Da. For example, uranium-238 decays to form thorium-234.

The proposed micronuclear battery is made up of americium, a man-made radioactive element produced during the fission of uranium ... decay, this process also results in the emission of alpha ...

State senator said he would support drinking water for Bowling Green residents, but is not in support of the plan to withdraw ...