{
  "id": 14919336,
  "title": "Mangalore University establishes dedicated experimental facility for iodine aerosol research to advance nuclear safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/mangalore-university-establishes-dedicated-experimental-facility-for",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:29:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/mangalore-university-establishes-dedicated-experimental-facility-for-iodine-aerosol-research-to-advance-nuclear-safety/article71591604.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mangalore University has established the country's first dedicated experimental facility for iodine aerosol generation and characterisation at its Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity (CARER) in Mangalagangotri. This milestone for India's nuclear safety research programme addresses a critical area of radiation protection in the nuclear energy industry, as radioactive iodine is a significant radionuclide that may be released during severe nuclear accidents due to its high volatility and potential to contribute substantially to radiation exposure. The facility, developed with financial support from the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and scientific and technical collaboration from the Radiation Protection and Advisory Division (RP&AD), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, brings together the university and BARC to conduct collaborative research on radiation protection and nuclear reactor safety.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}