NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement.

Towering clouds of black smoke darkened the skies for hours that summer day in 2012, forcing 15,000 residents to seek medical care for chest pain, headaches and asthma, among other ailments.

Over the course of 112 days, the Aliso Canyon facility would spew an estimated 120,000 tons of methane and toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. It was the worst natural-gas well blowout in U.S. history.

A team led by researchers at Penn State have modeled precisely how various nuclear winter scenarios could impact global production of corn — the most widely planted grain crop in the world.

This handbook is intended to be a resource in oversight and risk management responsibilities associated with any activity where the chemical accident risk has been determined as high enough to merit focused risk management measures.

This booklet presents the activities of the EU CBRN CoE Initiative which was launched in order to support EU's international partners in strengthening their capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to CBRN risks.

This concept note outlines the critical need for enhanced Early Warning Systems (EWS) to detect water contamination from nuclear fission plants.

Researchers collected soil and ash after the 2020 wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Chemical tests suggested that the fires made it easier for contaminants to wash into nearby rivers.