# Radiation

Last year

2022

# EPA

170,000 homes across Ireland thought to be at risk from Radon gas, EPA says

The gas is linked to around 350 new cases of lung cancer in Ireland every year.

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May 26th 2022, 6:00 AM

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# HIQA

Increase in number of patients accidentally exposed to ionising radiation in hospitals

The most common error reported to Hiqa in 2020 involved exposure to the wrong person.

34.1k

Sep 15th 2021, 10:50 AM

# Eighth Amendment

Q&A: Can pregnant women receive cancer treatment?

Women are advised against getting pregnant while receiving cancer treatment.

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May 13th 2018, 8:30 AM

# danger danger

Highly dangerous radioactive materials stolen four years ago still missing

The highly dangerous radioactive material stolen by burglar in Swords in 2013.

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Sep 9th 2017, 7:30 AM

# Radiation

Government says chances of a nuclear disaster impacting Ireland is low - but there is a risk

The costs associated with such a disaster range from €4 billion to €161 billion,

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Sep 4th 2017, 6:00 AM

# NotPetya

Chernobyl's radiation monitoring system hit by cyberattack

The attacks began in Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe and the US.

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Jun 27th 2017, 8:19 PM

# fake samples

Man jailed for injecting children after convincing them they had Chernobyl radiation poisoning

The 59-year-old duped teenagers and woman into believing he worked for the Ministry of Defence.

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Jun 16th 2017, 9:58 PM

# Radiation

Serious accident at Sellafield would pose 'no immediate risks to health' in Ireland

A recent BBC panorama investigation suggested there were serious safety concerns at the plant.

8.7k

Dec 8th 2016, 1:34 PM

# Radiation

Radon levels 24 times the accepted level found in house

That’s the radiation equivalent of getting 17 chest X-rays every day.

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Nov 28th 2016, 8:14 PM

# abandoned

Chilling two-minute video captures 'stunning decay' of Chernobyl exclusion zone

Chernobyl was the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster .

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Mar 12th 2016, 10:00 PM

# Radiation

This solar flare put on a better show than any Christmas lights

Stunning.

15.4k

Dec 27th 2014, 3:44 PM

# Radioactive

Gardaí issue warning to thieves who stole "dangerous" machine

The stolen machine emits radiation, gardaí say.

29.3k

Aug 28th 2014, 7:20 PM

# fallout boys

We're being exposed to more radiation than before

It’s only slightly more, thankfully.

7.2k

Jul 9th 2014, 10:53 AM

# Cancer

Banning mobile phones and cigarettes - this MEP candidate wants a simpler way of life

“We are literally floating in a sea of radiation nowadays. It’s completely reckless.”

17.2k

May 18th 2014, 9:00 AM

# its grand

Calm down: Higher radiation levels at Sellafield were just 'background radon'

All non-essential staff at the site were asked not to report to work this morning because of the elevated radiation levels detected overnight.

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Jan 31st 2014, 6:34 PM

# Death

Arafat's death was natural and not caused by radiation says Russian expert

While a Swiss lab report said that Arafat was probably poisoned by polonium, this is the second study to rule it out.

5.9k

Dec 26th 2013, 11:06 AM

# highly dangerous

Gardaí renew appeal for stolen radioactive materials

The stolen radioactive materials that were stolen at the end of September are highly dangerous.

6.5k

Oct 9th 2013, 10:22 AM

# high risk

Highly dangerous radioactive material stolen by burglar in Swords

The lightening preventers have a high dose of radiation and people are urged not to touch or approach the rods if found.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 12:50 PM

# Japan

Sun, sand, surf and radiation in the shadow of Fukushima

As news broke this week of toxic water leaking from the plant, surfers say they are worried – but not enough to stay out of the waves there.

6.9k

Sep 8th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Contaminated

Fukushima leak upgraded to a "serious incident"

The nuclear regulator in Japan had originally given it a rating of Level 1, an ‘anomaly’.

5.8k

Aug 28th 2013, 8:25 AM

# force be with you

Here's what electromagnetic force field from a laptop looks like

Beautiful, but you might think twice about sitting with your computer directly on your lap.

15.8k

Jul 7th 2013, 11:30 AM

# Energy

Building eight nuclear power plants in the UK poses little threat to Ireland

A report by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland looked at the impact day-to-day operations would have on Ireland and what would happen in the event of a severe nuclear accident.

6.8k

May 22nd 2013, 6:04 PM

# solar storms

Space weather: What on earth is that anyway?

(Well, it’s not on Earth, for one thing).

6.1k

Apr 4th 2013, 6:31 AM

# solar storms

New solar storm detection centre for Europe

The centre in Brussels is part of wider system that tracks objects in space that threaten to collide with the Earth.

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Apr 4th 2013, 6:30 AM

# Black Holes

Gamma-ray burst blasted the Earth in 8th century

Space scientists have built on a study by an astrophysicist of the rings of ancient cedar trees – and concluded that two black holes collided.

10.9k

Jan 22nd 2013, 1:45 PM

# phone safety

How to be 'proactively protective' with your mobile

Questions remain over the long-term effects of mobiles. What proactive precautions can you take, just in case?

10.1k

Oct 28th 2012, 8:45 AM

# Japan

Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study

Higher-than-normal radiation levels have been found in fish caught off Japan’s east coast, which could indicate the plant is still leaking.

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Oct 26th 2012, 12:00 PM

# Diabetes

Radiotherapy may increase diabetes risk for some childhood cancer survivors

A new study shows that the tail of the pancreas is exposed to radiation, patients are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes later in life.

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Aug 23rd 2012, 6:30 AM

# Nuclear

Automatic shutdown at South Korea nuclear reactor

Operators of the nuclear plant ruled out any possible radiation leak at the plant after the automatic shutdown.

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Jul 30th 2012, 11:01 AM

# Radioactive

Tuna fish carried radiation from Fukushima to the United States

Scientists say the bluefin tuna absorbed radioactive cesium from swimming in contaminated waters and feeding on contaminated prey such as krill and squid.

8.7k

May 28th 2012, 9:45 PM

# Fire

Video: Huge fire on Russian nuclear submarine finally put out

Officials insisted there had been no radiation leak during the blaze, which raged for hours as firefighters battled the flames.

1.6k

Dec 30th 2011, 5:54 PM

# Japan

Fukushima operator considers releasing treated plant water into sea

Tokyo Electric Power says it is running out of room to store decontaminated water that was used to cool down the damaged reactors at Fukushima.

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Dec 8th 2011, 12:29 PM

Voices

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the world.

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Nov 13th 2011, 11:00 AM

Voices

Column: ‘The very mention of nuclear power sends people into a flutter’

After Fukushima, nuclear power has become a bogeyman – but we shouldn’t dismiss it out of hand, writes physicist David Robert Grimes.

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Aug 24th 2011, 7:47 AM

# Charity

MMA's very own Radioactive Man heads to Fukushima

Enson Inoue likes armbarring people into submission, kneeing large men in the face until they lose consciousness, and dogs. In fact he’s willing to brave life-threatening radiation to feed them.

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Aug 8th 2011, 2:52 PM