Links for December 20, 2012

Walter Reed Bethesda’s Radiation Safety and Emergency Department hosted a training Dec. 13, allowing staff members to review the medical center’s process of receiving contaminated patients in the event of radiological disaster. dcmilitary.com

How a car becomes radioactive. gizmodo.com
Engineers contend that Indian Point nuclear threat needs senate review. huffingtonpost.com
NRC will consider long-term power backups for spent fuel pools in case of solar storms. nuclearstreet.com