Public perceptions of the use of nuclear technologies have evolved from a low following the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents in 1979 and 1986. Americans now generally have little issue with medical uses of radiation such as radioactive imaging and cancer treatments, nor with the presence of a man-made radioactive element, americium, in common smoke detectors. Likewise, before the recent incident at Fukushima Dai-ichi in Japan there was relatively strong support for nuclear power plants. However, there is generally less support for the irradiation of food (including being banned entirely by Whole Foods), although an increasing number of irradiated products are available in most supermarkets.By the endResearch the topic of food irradiation. What foods are commonly irradiated? What are the benefits of irradiating these foods? What are the objections? Include links or references to relevant information