The use of high-risk radioactive materials in medical, research, and commercial applications has increased by about 30 percent in the U.S. in the last 12 years, and the government should improve security, tracking, and accountability to reduce health and security risks — while also supporting the development of nonradioactive alternatives to replace them — says […]

Kenya has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an earlier International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission, a team of IAEA and international experts said today. Kenya, which has Africa’s seventh-largest economy and a population of 52 million people, is considering the introduction of nuclear power to help meet its growing energy […]