Florida reservoir ‘contaminated with radioactive wastewater could collapse imminently’

A Florida reservoir contaminated with radioactive wastewater could collapse ‘at any time’ and has prompted evacuations as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Saturday. A significant leak at a large pond of wastewater was discovered on Friday at the old Piney Point phosphate mine in the Tampa Bay area north of Bradenton. … Read more

Radioactive DIAMOND battery powered by nuclear waste ‘could run for 28,000 years’

Radioactive DIAMOND battery powered by nuclear waste ‘will run for 28,000 years’ and could go on sale by 2023 The nuclear battery is ‘safe for humans’ as it is enclosed in tamper proof material It works by using microscopic diamonds to move heat from radioactive isotopes The radioactive isotopes come from the waste products of … Read more

Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris for 33,000 years

Earth has been travelling through a cloud of radioactive debris left behind by ancient star explosions for the last 33,000 years, deep-sea sediments reveal Researchers examined deep-sea sediment to look of radioactive isotopes  They found examples of iron-60 that is formed in the explosions of dying stars The isotopes had to have fallen to the … Read more