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Radioactive dinosaur bones in ORAU’s Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity!
The oldest item in the ORAU Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity is actually prehistoric. Yes, there’s a radioactive dinosaur bone in our collection!
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Fiestaware: A colorful tale with an atomic twist
Fiestaware’s striking colors, particularly the iconic Fiesta red, were originally achieved with uranium oxide, making pieces radiantly unique. The use of uranium for this purpose, a practice halted and then altered due to World War II demands for…
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Radium Girls: The health scandal of radium dial painters in the 1920s and 1930s
By the mid-1920s and into the 1930s, a rash of radium-related illnesses began to emerge including hundreds of instances of severe anemia, radiation poisoning, bone fractures and necrosis of the jaw, a condition that came to be known as “radium jaw.”…
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4 fun facts about the Boy Scout Atomic Energy Merit Badge in ORAU’s Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity collection
Discover some fun facts about the Boy Scout Atomic Energy Merit Badge at ORAU’s Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity, such as the requirements for the badge.
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Everything you need to know about employee exposure programs for former energy workers
Learn more about ORAU’s more than 30 years of experience managing comprehensive health programs for a wide range of occupational exposures.