NewsRack: 'Radiation' news in 'Environmental Health-Regional' topic for user flenvcenter

Small piece of radioactive material found in trash	16.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Public health officials are trying to determine who threw away a small source of radioactive material somewhere in the Grand Valley in western Colorado.
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FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug	15.5.2013	Denver Post: Business
FDA approves radiation-based prostate cancer drug
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FDA wants cancer warnings for tanning beds	7.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
WASHINGTON -- Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA wants all tanning beds to carry language warning people under the age of 18 about the risks of indoor tanning. The agency would also require manufacturers to submit their beds for federal review before marketing them.
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State grants license to Energy Fuels	28.4.2013	Telluride: News
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reissued on Thursday a radioactive materials license for the proposed Piñon Ridge uranium mill, which would be the first new uranium mill in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
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Colorado approves license for construction of uranium mill	26.4.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
After a lengthy and contentious approval process, the state has granted a license for construction to begin on the first new uranium mill in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
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State approves license to build uranium mill in Montrose County (Cached)	26.4.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER x2013 After a lengthy and contentious approval process, Colorado granted a license for construction to begin on the first new uranium mill in the United States in more than 30 years.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday issued Toronto-based Energy Fuels a radioactive materials license, clearing...
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Uranium ban rethink?	15.3.2013	From the Blogs
What if a ban on extraction could be used as a bargaining chip to benefit the community?
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Radiation for breast cancer can harm hearts, study says	14.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
the Associated Press Published Mar 13, 2013 08:03PM MDT Women treated with radiation for breast cancer are more likely to develop heart problems later, even with the lower doses used today, troubling new research suggests. The risk comes from any amount of radiation, starts five years after treatment and lasts for decades, doctors found. Patients shouldn’t panic — radiation has improved cancer survival, and that is the top priority, doctors say. The chance of suffering a radiation-induced heart problem is fairly small. For example, 4 to 5 of every 1... ...
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Utah cancer treatment mixup will be in report to Congress	13.3.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Published Mar 13, 2013 09:55AM MDT The case of mixed up radiotherapy for two Intermountain Medical Center liver cancer patients last year will be among the incidents included in an upcoming report to Congress. But just one patient was directly affected by the Feb. 2, 2012, screw-up, the Utah Radiation Control Board learned Tuesday. “The treating staff grabbed the wrong vial,” said Craig Jones, manager of the state’s Radioactive Materials and X-Ray Section, who noted that both patients had the same initials. According to Jones, wh... ...
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Recovery slow as Japan marks 2 years since tsunami	11.3.2013	azcentral.com \| business
TOKYO -- Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marked the second anniversary Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that left nearly 19,000 people dead or missing and has displaced more than 300,000. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the government intends to make "visible" reconstruction progress and accelerate resettlement of those left homeless by streamlining legal and administrative procedures many blame for the delays.
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Japan looks to film business for help processing 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster	2.3.2013	Denver Post: Entertainment
The unnerving clicks of dosimeters are constant as people wearing white protective gear quickly visit the radiated no-go zones of decayed farms and empty storefronts.
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Uranium mill appeal is denied	2.3.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER An environmental group has lost its request for the state to deny a license for a proposed uranium mill in southwestern Colorado.
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Energy Fuels uranium mill permit cleared by Colorado regulators	1.3.2013	Denver Post: Local
Energy Fuels uranium mill permit cleared by Colorado regulators
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WHO: Small cancer risk after Fukushima accident	28.2.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
LONDON—People exposed to the highest doses of radiation during the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer that is so small it probably won't be detectable, according to a new report from the World Health Organization released Thursday.
Advisory group set to guide uranium tailings cleanup (Cached)	21.2.2013	Durango Herald
DENVER A company that owns a closed uranium mill in southern Colorado wants to leave 15 million tons of radioactive tailings at the site along the Arkansas River that could cost as much as 895 million to clean up.
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Removing uranium tailings would cost $895 million, Cotter Corp. says	20.2.2013	Denver Post: Local
Removing uranium tailings would cost $895 million, Cotter Corp. says
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Calif Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer	13.12.2012	Denver Post: All Political News
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Jerry Brown is being treated with radiation for early stage prostate cancer, his office announced Wednesday.
AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money	6.12.2012	Denver Post: National News Headlines
TOKYO—Influential Japanese scientists who help set national radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to attend overseas meetings of the world's top academic group on radiation safety.
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From farmers to realtors, residents sound off on mill	14.11.2012	Telluride: News
The gravel parking lot outside the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge was packed with cars on Monday morning in the sleepy ranching town of Nucla.
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Colorado residents urge judge to reject uranium mill	14.11.2012	Denver Post: News: Local
Colorado residents urge judge to reject uranium mill
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