The old radiation symbol was certainly a timeless masterpiece of paranoid Cold War aesthetics, but it only makes sense if you already know what it means. If confronted with the relic of such a ...

When remediation begins, the "DO NOT DIG" signs will be replaced with a "CAUTION CONTAMINATION AREA" sign that features the trefoil symbol, also know as the radiation warning symbol.

VIENNA, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A new radiation warning symbol -- with radiating waves, a skull and crossbones and a running person -- has been unveiled by the United Nations.

Federal officials plan to post warning signs along a contaminated suburban St. Louis creek where generations of children were exposed to radioactive material. Coldwater Creek, which winds between ...

'Do not dig': Radioactive waste warning signs to go up near Coldwater Creek "We will post the amount of signs necessary to keep people from entering the area," Col. Andy Pannier said.

The rod, which contains americium-241/beryllium and is stamped with a radiation warning symbol with the words "Danger Radioactive: Do not handle.

You couldn’t call it subtle. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is adding a skull and crossbones and the figure of a person running away to its warning symbol for dangerous ionising ...