After the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant accident, high levels of radioactive cesium were detected in beef. Many prefectural governments decided to conduct blanket tests on meat from local beef cattle to prevent distribution of beef contaminated with radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional regulation value. In some cases, different concentrations of radioactive cesium were found in di...

The development of careful quality assurance criteria assuring freedom from contamination in all aspects of sample recovery has opened the window to studies of a fascinating new microbial biome in the deep subsurface. Organisms have been recovered with unusual metabolic capabilities and a chemosynthetic lifestyle independent of the recent surface photosynthetically derived energy inputs. The pr...

Membrane assisted liquid extraction(MALE) technologies are gaining an important role as an extraction /separation technique for actinides and are being deployed as a  promising tool for remediation of nuclear waste generated in the reprocessing plant and other radioactive wastes containing a trace level of radionuclides. The present contribution outlines the classification of membrane assisted ...

The problem of possible contamination of the Georgian territory by radioactive products in case of accident at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is studied. Radioactive substances transportation, diffusion and fallout are investigated by mathematical modelling. Some results of numerical calculations are presented. Key-Words: Mathematical modeling, radioactive pollution, Georgian territory

Acetylcarnitine and acylcarnitine are hydrolyzed by alkaline hydrolysis. The total carnitine is measured by incubation of the sample with 14CacetylCoA and carnitine acetyltransferase. The radioactive acetylcarnitine is separated from the unreacted radioactive acetylCoA using a Dowex 2 x 8 anion exchange column. The radioactive acetylcarnitine fraction is quantitated by counting in a liquid scin...