Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 11, 2023

Atencio writes, “Since the mid-1940s villagers had recognized the dangers of radiation, as men pushing wheelbarrows full of waste in the Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) suddenly turned ashen, went home, and died. In the villages, meanwhile, children were dying of leukemia.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Taking advantage of new technologies will be essential if the world is to achieve its net-zero goals. Hari Chohan , nuclear radiation analyst, UK Atomic Energy Authority. While solar and wind energy might be the first clean-energy technologies that spring to mind, they are not the only low-carbon options. Courtesy: UKAEA). “I

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Physics World

MARCH 31, 2022

This achievement paves the way for alternative radioisotope production methods using electron accelerators that do not require enriched uranium and produce little nuclear waste. Technetium-99m ( 99m Tc) is a metastable radionuclide that emits gamma radiation which can be detected in the body by a medical gamma camera.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Planned facilities, such as the European Spallation Source that is being constructed in Lund, Sweden, meanwhile, have integrated sustainability into their design such as diverting waste heat into local heating systems instead of it being vented into the atmosphere. Eager to learn. Leading by example: going green in the lab.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Albedo The amount of solar radiation reflected from an object or surface, often expressed as a percentage. Biomass Materials that are biological in origin, including organic material (both living and dead) from above and below ground, for example, trees, crops, grasses, tree litter, roots, and animals and animal waste.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Radioactive TENORM EPA’s response will focus on radionuclides in the form of TENORM (Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material). The shale gas industry also shipped over 138,000 cubic feet of TENORM waste to secure low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities in 2022 and over 911,000 cubic feet since 2017.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 7, 2022

On July 7, Department of Environmental Protection Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation Deputy Secretary Krishnan Ramamurthy and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania Executive Director Jennifer Summers highlighted the student winners of PROP’s 2022 Earth Week Poster and Video Contest.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

We believe we must take a science-based approach and prioritize policies and technologies that enable us to liberate nature and elevate humanity. The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste. of the proposal) and for existing installation only until 2040 (see §4.28).

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Physics World

MAY 5, 2021

In the process, it consumes huge quantities of water, generates millions of tonnes of waste and accounts for 5–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the world’s most polluting industries. Researchers led by Svetlana Boriskina of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) set out to produce an alternative.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Perry holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in General Arts and Sciences - Economic and Environmental Policy from Penn State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree and a certificate in Dispute Resolution from Willamette University College of Law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis. First, it’s necessary to define what “less” waste really means.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That means much less waste and a better deal for the environment. That’s why gas-powered cars need complex and expensive radiator systems with their associated belts, pipes, and heat exchangers. These amazing facts really shouldn’t amaze us because we often see efficiency gains when we transition from one technology to another.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While neither idea was ever implemented, both were examples of a “technosignature” or a “technomarker” – a tell-tale indication of past or present technological activity, pointing out the existence of an advanced planetary civilization. Frank is looking at what kind of signature a planet’s technology might leave in its spectra.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2023

in Mercer County who appealed a major permit modification DEP granted to Tri-County Landfill who allegedly misrepresented the types of waste to be accepted at the landfill, including oil and gas waste. In another case, she represents Liberty Township and the Citizens Environmental Association of Slippery Rock Area, Inc.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The particular use of a medical radionuclide depends on its physical characteristics, such as its radioactive half-life and the type of radiation it emits. Some radionuclides, such as 99m Tc or 18 F, emit gamma rays that can be detected with external detectors to visualize their distribution in the body, as employed in SPECT or PET imaging.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In terms of the climate, clouds create a complicated duality: they not only reflect the Sun’s radiation (a cooling effect) but also trap infrared radiation emitted from the Earth’s surface (a warming effect). CO 2 storage is not like that.”. But industrial negligence does happen.

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HumanNature

MARCH 31, 2021

Significant Economic and Environmental Gains Can Be Achieved by Applying Best Available Technology in the Oil Sector in the Arctic.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 56 (6): 709–42. Compounds that can absorb energy are important because they alter the radiative balance of our Earth’s atmosphere. Arctic Council.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Commercial Waste : Any waste material produced as a byproduct of commercial or industrial activity. Filtration : Removing solid waste and material from water in the process of wastewater treatment. As it is a waste, it serves no purpose on its own.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Simply put: there’s a need for new methods that can produce radioisotopes of technetium more efficiently and with less waste. And a neutron generator makes sense because you don’t have long-lived fission waste.”. Deuterium–deuterium neutron generators create neutron radiation by colliding isotopes of hydrogen called deuterium.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Of that human-source share , about 35% comes from fossil-fuel production, processing and use (oil and gas 23%, coal mining 12%); 40% comes from agriculture (livestock 32%, flooded rice fields 8%), and 20% comes from waste, mostly landfills (because they are packed so tight that air can’t get in) and wastewater. W/m 2 from elevated CO 2.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

vital for new technologies that all of us use every day from solar panel technology to wind turbine, engineering design, and the creation of new alloys and polymers. Satellite Technology : Without satellites, we would not know as much about our planet as we would have done (16). This is both a theoretical and an applied science.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

All this waste must be handled, transported, and disposed of. If the radiation levels in the sludge decrease enough, the waste can be trucked to the same local landfills that handle household trash instead of being shipped by rail to radioactive waste disposal sites out west — a more expensive but safer option.

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Environmental Science

JULY 30, 2018

Million tons/yr of waste: 7,600 industrial, 250 municipal, 25 hazardous. 1,900 landfills, 21 for hazardous waste. 100 nuclear reactors; 2,000 tons/yr nuclear waste. For example, most states now have optional “lookup tables” to look up the action trigger concentrations for groundwater and soils related to hazardous waste sites.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2024

By Kara Holsopple, The Allegheny Front This article was first posted on The Allegheny Front website May 3, 2024 -- Waste from the oil and gas industry plays a central role in science journalist Justin Nobel‘s new book Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 6, 2024

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Surface albedo is high - heat acquired during the day is radiated at night. It had been widely known thanks to various travel volumes that deserts were anything but lifeless wastes. It's a great source of examining technologies from the simple to the complex, of acquiring, harnessing, storing and preserving water and its supply.

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Energy & the Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

It uses depleted uranium as fuel and could reduce our 700,000 metric tons of nuclear waste. She offers these and other suggestions for our nuclear regulatory environment: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act distorts the market by making taxpayers responsible for disposal of nuclear waste. Eight metric tons could power 2.5

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

DEP’s inspection report also includes violations for failure to submit production and waste generation and well integrity reports. The original violation for venting was issued on February 26, 2024. The owner failed to take any action to clear the violation.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

The requirements in the bill cover oil and natural gas facilities, including wells, pipelines, pumping stations, compressor stations, power plants, natural gas processing plants or plants processing waste streams from oil and gas operations. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Of Health Awards $2.5

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2022

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, explained it this way-- “Conventional wells [were] pretty much exempted from any permitting requirements, regulatory requirements. For the first time we are addressing those.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There's no kind of technology that you can roll out for the bedrock that would prevent these problems. The deep earth is not just full of hydrocarbon vapors, but also full of radiation. So there's no kind of containing that. And of course, regulations cannot stop air pollution.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Students Participate In Annual Warren Conservation District Envirothon Competition -- Lock (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2022

Krishnan Ramamurthy, DEP Deputy Secretary for Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation, told the EQB in order to have a complete SIP [State Implementation Plan] revision meeting the mandatory requirements of EPA, Pennsylvania must cover both conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities sources.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2021

Metcalfe Names Wolf’s Minion EQB Members For Rubberstamping Job-Killing, Carbon Tax Imposing RGGI Scheme -- WESA: Pittsburgh Airport Completes Gas And Solar Powered Microgrid -- MCall: Mahoning Drive-In Theater To Stay Open After Solar Farm Plan Is Suspended -- TribLive: Fmr Pittsburgh Water Authority Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In Sluge (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2023

May 2-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1032 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) establishing a grant program to support solar energy installations in schools. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2023

Air -- Olympus Energy Shale Gas Driller Expresses Fear Municipalities Will Use Their DEP Compliance Record With Hundreds Of Violations To Help Make Local Land Use Decisions On Oil & Gas Infrastructure Projects [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines Targeted By Proposed Federal Rule -- TribLive: Upgrades (..)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Indeed, there have been a number of close calls over the last six decades due to human and technological errors. ICBMs certainly waste billions of dollars, but what makes them unique is the threat that they pose to all of humanity.” Doing so, however, increases the possibility of an accidental nuclear war triggered by a false warning.

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