The material Dr Demkowicz is looking for will be good at resisting damage from radiation.
The water in the reactor is susceptible to damage from radiation, causing it to split into its components, hydrogen and oxygen.
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In some conditions the effect can appear to show no radiation damage at all, he adds.
Dr Demkowicz says it is possible to design nanocomposites with a structure that resists radiation damage.
There is growing evidence from human and animal studies that radiation damage can be passed from one generation to the next.
Rolled out in the late 1990s, many of these original satellites have suffered suspected radiation damage to their S-band transmitter equipment, which has limited their ability to handle two-way communications.
Drilling a few centimetres inside a rock provides a fresh sample that is free from the alteration that can occur at the surface as a result of weathering or radiation damage.
The ideal nanocomposite would not only resist radiation damage.
In one of the examples cited in the report, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has twice raised the acceptable level of radiation damage reactor vessels can sustain, after several plants violated or came close to violating the original standard.
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That's when Inspector Gadget goes into action, traveling back and forth across the triple-braided tether at a snail-like .006 mph, all the while using its built-in camera to search for damage caused by radiation, micrometeoroids, and other nasty space stuff.
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Prof Vallis said "it is attracted to DNA damage", where it then delivers a dose of radiation, causing more damage and attracting even more antibodies - it is a "self-amplifying system".
The method also overcomes limitations posed by current treatments in which radiation may damage portions of healthy brain tissue.
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The prevention of further hydrogen explosions is seen as a priority, because blasts could spew more radiation and damage the reactors.
The shield building is intended to protect the reactor from damage and provide a radiation barrier, in the event of an accident.
Now new computer-guided systems cut down on collateral damage by molding the radiation beam to the precise contours of the prostate, reducing side effects and boosting cure rates.
The guidance, once again, was that after careful analysis of data, radiation levels and damage assessments to all units at the plant, our independent experts at the NRC are in agreement with the response and measures taken by Japanese technicians, including their recommended 20-kilometer radius for evacuation and additional shelter-in-place recommendations out to 30 kilometers.
Several reactors suffered catastrophic damage from overheating, resulting in radiation releases that forced evacuation of nearby areas.
The "precision" radiation also minimizes the damage to a patient's surrounding healthy tissue.
It is not particularly easy to get information from the site because of all the reasons that have been cited about the potential radiation emissions and the damage done.
Executives from Tepco, which operates the complex, looked visibly shaken as they acknowledged in a press conference that they still weren't sure how severe the damage was, or how much radiation could leak out.
Eventually the doses of radiation should do so much damage to the cancerous cells that they would be killed.
Although the human cells are very good at repairing this damage, they cannot cope with high doses of radiation.
Shut-down reactors include two at the beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California, which hasn't produced electricity since January 2012, when a tiny radiation leak led to the discovery of damage to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water.
The earthquake and tsunami caused extensive damage to its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, resulting in radiation leaks which forced the evacuation of almost 80, 000 people from the surrounding area.
An article in the Journal of Geophysical Research, published by the American Geophysical Union, says the Arctic damage threatens to "allow the penetration of enhanced UV radiation at northern mid-high latitudes".
The twin-domed plant between San Diego and Los Angeles has not produced electricity since January 2012, when a tiny radiation leak led to the discovery of unusual damage to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water.
An earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan early in the year rocked the nuclear community after the Fukushima Daiichi plant, operated by Tepco, suffered substantial damage to various reactors and some partial meltdowns, with radiation leakage.
The seaside plant between Los Angeles and San Diego has been shut down since January 2012, after a small radiation leak led to the discovery of unusual damage to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water.
This is particularly true for young women with cancer, since the radiation and chemotherapy required to kill the disease also damage their ovaries and can plunge them into premature menopause.
Even if the nuclear accident is brought under control swiftly, and the release of radiation turns out not to be large enough to damage public health, this accident will have a huge impact on the nuclear industry, both inside and outside Japan.
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