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https://www.arpansa.gov.au 20-11-2014 00:26:02
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Today is the United Nations International Day Against Nuclear Tests. ARPANSA supports the ban on nuclear testing by monitoring radionuclides in the environment. This ensures that no test goes undetected. Learn more about CTBTO: arpansa.gov.au/new-home-antar… Image credit: AAD/Pete Harmsen
Yesterday was the 153rd birthday of 'father of nuclear physics' Ernest #Rutherford - a The Nobel Prize recipient who made a number of remarkable discoveries in the fields of #radioactivity & #nuclear physics. His ashes are buried at #WestminsterAbbey, near Sir Isaac #Newton’s tomb.
A World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned systematic review into the potential #health effects from radio wave exposure finds no association between #mobile phone use and head #cancers. Visit our website to learn more: arpansa.gov.au/who-review-fin…
ARPANSA is coordinating comments on 2 draft IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ safety guides - DS546 Ageing Management & Maintenance of Packages for the Transport of #Radioactive Material and DS513 Leadership, Management & Culture for #Safety. #Consultations close in November ➡️ consult.arpansa.gov.au