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Two of them were hospitalised

Two workers at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were hospitalized after accidentally getting sprayed with liquid laced with radioactive materials, officials said Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a group of workers was cleaning the piping at the Advanced Liquid Processing System. Four workers were cleaning the piping when a drainage hose suddenly came off.

Reprocessing spent fuel to recover fissile and fertile materials to provide new fuel for current and future nuclear power plants is a crucial and almost unique feature of nuclear energy.

India will install Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at eight land crossing points along its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepal to prevent the trafficking of radioactive materials for use in nuclear devices. The RDE will be placed at Integrated Check Posts and land ports in strategic locations. The government has awarded the work order for the supply, installation, and maintenance of the RDE to a vendor, with completion expected soon. The RDE will help security agencies monitor cross-border cargo movement and differentiate between radioactive materials and naturally occurr...

India News: Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) will be installed at eight land crossing points along India's borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepa