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Maryland Nuclear Reactor Emitted Radioactivity Levels ‘Safe' But Larger Than Reported Earlier
A February incident in the nuclear reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg potentially emitted more radioactive material than initially thought, according to federal records reviewed by the News4 I-Team. Though well below safety limits, the agency said its further review of the mishap found samples of radioactive material at a level three times higher than…
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Elevated Radiation Levels Detected in Neutron Reactor Containment Building at NIST in Maryland
Elevated radiation levels were detected in the containment building of the research neutron reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, during a restart of the reactor Wednesday morning, according to a spokeswoman. Several trained radiation workers were exposed to elevated levels and were undergoing standard decontamination and evaluation, a spokeswoman said. Authorities say there is…
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Radiation Detected in Gaithersburg NIST Building
News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Federal Study Finds Face-Scanning Tech Stumped by Race, Gender
A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person’s race, gender or age.
This is the first time the National Institute of Standards and Technology has investigated demographic differences in how face-scanning algorithms are able to identify people.