Use of Radioactive Materials in Commercial Applications Has Increased by 30 Percent – Government Should Improve Security and Support Development of Alternatives, Says New Report

The use of large-risk radioactive elements in professional medical, investigate, and industrial programs has improved by about 30 percent in the U.S. in the very last 12 decades, and the governing administration should really improve stability, tracking, and accountability to reduce wellbeing and protection pitfalls — while also supporting the enhancement of nonradioactive solutions to substitute them — suggests a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.