Radiation testing on these pieces of debris, and the surrounding water, has not revealed any significant radiation.

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By so doing, the candidates have precipitated a firestorm of criticism from national and local anti-nuclear activists and Utah Democrats in a state which, while solidly conservative and pro-defense, has residents who claim to have been sickened by radiation from atmospheric nuclear testing upwind in Nevada decades ago.

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The radiation the researchers used in their testing is composed of highly charged iron particles, which are relatively common in space.

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The country is currently testing rice and soft drink imports for radiation, the Times of India reported.

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Medical spending for a breast-cancer survivor, for instance, averaged an estimated fifty-four thousand dollars in 2003, the vast majority of it for the initial diagnostic testing, surgery, and, where necessary, radiation and chemotherapy.

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The European Union has named a dozen prefectures that need radiation tests, yet traders in these places report a lack of testing equipment.

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