NGO Radiation Organizations 1 - Radiation and Public Health Project

           In 1988 the Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) was created by the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice. Jay M. Gould and Benjamin A Goldman started the project as a spinoff of their work at Public Data Access, Inc. In 1995 RPHP became an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization. The mission of the organization includes research, education and raising public awareness.

Radiation Protection 8 - Fallout Shelter

            Back in the 1950s at the height of the cold war, there was a great deal of talk about fallout shelters. When people were very serious about the prospect of nuclear war with the Russians and the Chinese, shelters were built that were intended to allow people to survive if their city was hit by a nuclear blast and they were outside the radius of immediate destruction.

Radiation Protection 7 - Protecting your home against fallout

            If there is a nuclear accident or explosion and radioactive fallout may reach your area, there are preparations that you can make to protect yourself and your family from the fallout. Time being one of the factors that reduces the danger of fall out, here are some temporary measures that will protect your home and family for a few days. These actions will take time to prepare so in order to be effective, they must be done well before any accident or explosion occurs.

Radiation Protection 6 - Radioresistance

            Radioresistance is defined as the ability of some organisms to survive in environments where there is a high level of radioactivity. There may be naturally occurring radiation from uranium ores or man-made radiation from nuclear bombs or nuclear accidents. After the Chernobyl accident in Ukraine, scientists were surprised to find that many species survived when the assumption was that the high level of radiation should have killed most of them.

Radiation Protection 4 - Biological Mechanisms 1

          There is a type of bacteria named Deinococcus radiodurans (Latin for “terrific berry that withstands radiation”) that is very resistant to damage by ionizing radiation. It is known as an extremophilic bacterium meaning that it is very tough. In addition to being able to withstand radiation it can also survive dehydration, extremely low temperatures, some acids and even vacuum.

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