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In 2006, former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was killed in London by unknown assailants who gave him a tiny dose, less than a microgram, of Polonium-210

A radiation leak at Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, has sent home about 150 workers, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported. "They had an airborne radiological contamination alarm," NRC spokeswoman Diane Screnci said.

Thiruvananthapuram: The People

Leaders of Balochistan National Party (Awami) Kharan unit demanded of the government to ensure provision of compensation and other relief measures for farmers affected by Chaghi atomic blast.

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The European Union plans to extend strict radioactivity checks by 10 years on food imports from areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster due to continuing nuclear contamination, a document showed on Monday.

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An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale hit Japan on July 16, causing widespread damage and a radioactive leak in one of the world's biggest nuclear plans. The first quake had its