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Lab radioactivity to be monitored
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PASADENA - New regulations for the use of radioactivity at
universities include a background check on researchers, a prospect
that has some Caltech scientists concerned that their work - or that
of their students - will become mired in red tape.
"It's hard to assess what the real risk is. I don't want to blow
it out of proportion, but we don't want to be inundated in useless
paperwork either," said Caltech Provost Paul Jennings.
The strengthened rules, a requirement of the ...
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