I have blogged extensively about the health effects of ionizing radiation. Some organisms have the ability to resist the effects of radiation, primarily through error correcting protein creation. A recent report in the journal Science Translational Medicine details research results of a new method of dealing with radiation damage from the ingestion of radioactive particles which could otherwise be fatal.
I have blogged a lot about the decline of the U.S. nuclear industry. The Fukushima disaster, rising costs, aging reactors, cheap natural gas and other factors have been eroding support and investment for new reactors. Recently a report, Renaissance in Reverse: Competition Pushes Aging U.S. Nuclear Reactors to the Brink of Economic Abandonment, came out and offered some details about the future of the nuclear industry in the United States.
