- Ontheotherhand,theradioactivefalloutattheplantkeepsmounting.Theradioactivefalloutmightbeabiggerproblem,althoughcropfailuresfromeventemporarycoolingcouldresultinfamineinsomepartsoftheworld.Shiftingfrombignucleardevicesthatburstattheearth'ssurfacetosm...
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- Oneisthatthechoiceofaradioactivepoison—asopposedto,say,anespeciallynastymuggingorroadaccident—wasintentionallysensational.AndsuchstatisticsmakeDOEofficialsconfidentthatYuccaMountainwouldbeasuitabledisposalsiteforthenation'shigh-levelnuclearwaste,a...
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- Inlibrary,thecontaminationscanbedividedintofourparts:i.e.chemicalcontamination,physicalcontamination,biologicalcontaminationandradioactivecontamination.Youmayhaveanothercertificateshowingthegoodstobefreefromradioactivecontamination.S.SeventhFleet,sta...
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- bituminizationofradioactivewasteHAK[high-levelradioactivewaste]Characteristicrequirementsforsolidifiedwasteoflow-andintermediate-levelradioactivewaste--BitumensolidifiedwasteThegovernmenthasbeenstoringradioactivewasteatFernaldfor50years.Ifhighstrengt...
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- cermetcontainingradioactiveelementsRadiumanduraniumareradioactiveelements.dispersion,ofceramicproductsandmixturescontainingradioactiveelementsThesunflowerskeptgrowing;intheprocess,theyabsorbedradioactiveelements.Therateatwhichradioactiveelementsdisin...
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- radioactiveeffluentdrainpiperadioactiveeffluentplantareaThedisposalmethodsofradioactiveeffluentbycementsolidificationandbituminisationatdomesticandoverseasarereviewed.Ofnecessitytheyaresitednearthecoastsortidalwaterbecauseoftheneedofmuchwaterforcooli...
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- Radonisachemicallyinert,naturallyoccurringradioactivegas.Ithasnosmell,colourortaste.Radonisachemicallyinert,naturallyoccurringradioactivegaswithoutodour,colourortaste.RadonisanaturalradioactivegasthatoccursathigherthannormallevelsincertainpartsoftheU...
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- GrowingupinsuburbanDetroit,DavidHahnwasfascinatedbyscience.WhilehewasworkingonhisAtomicEnergybadgefortheBoyScouts,David’sobsessiveattentionturnedtonuclearenergy.Throwingcautiontothewind,heplungedintoanewproject:buildingamodelnuclearreactorinhisbacky...
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- anoraldoseofradioactivesubstanceusedintreatmentanddiagnosisofcancer.Ifmostoftheirdopaminereceptorswerefree,ontheotherhand,theradioactivesubstancewouldbindtothem.ThewifeofaRussianspywhowaspoisonedwitharadioactivesubstanceisnowtestedpositiveforit.TheUn...
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- Alltheradioactivematerialsgiveofftheharmfulradioactivewhichcanbedeadlyathighlevels.Safetransportofradioactivematerials-Leakagetestingonpackages??Thewatercontainstwooftheleastdangerousradioactivematerialsnowinthenews-radioactivenitrogenandtritium.Thec...
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- Brachytherapymeansplacingpackedradioactivesourcenearoronthesurfaceoftumorviabodycavity,orembeddingfineneedleintumortoimportradioactivesource.Unbeknowntothem,the"scrap"containedahighlyradioactivesourceusedtotreatcancerpatients.Bothendsoftheradioacti...
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- Whentheorganismdies,nonewradioactivecarbonisassimilated.Dropsofanutrientsolutioncontainingradioactivecarbon-14wereaddedtoMartiansoil,andastreamofradioactivecarbondioxidewasdetectedrisingoutofthesoil.Alivingorganismwouldtakeintheradioactivecarbonandco...
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- Thepointoftheexperimentisthatradioactivedecayisaquantumprocess.Alphaparticlesaretheseheliumnuclei,andtheyaretheresultofradioactivedecay.Theprocessbywhichanatomchangesfromanunstablestatetoamorestablestatebyemittingradiationiscalledradioactivedecayorra...
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- SafetransportofradioactivematerialleakagetestingonpackagesIrradiationleavesnotracesofradioactivematerialinfood.ThebigworriesonthereportedreleasesofradioactivematerialinJapancenteronradioactiveiodineandcesium.Theradioactivematerialisstoredinaspecialra...
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- Radonisradioactiveandhazardous.Radiumanduraniumareradioactiveelements.Thisradioactiveformofnitrogendoesnotoccurinnature.Avoidscontactingtheradioactiveraysandsomedeleterioussubstances.TheyusedheavyleadcontainerstoencloseradioactivesubstancesExpectantm...
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- aradioactiveisotopeofanelement;producedeithernaturallyorartificially.Thecity'schallenge,chiefly,istodisposeofcesium-137,aradioactiveisotopewithahalf-lifeof30years.Uptake,translocation,anddistributionof14C-labelledoligosaccharidesinwatermelonseedling...
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- Andairmovementmustbeminimizedtoavoidstirringupandresurrectingthebaneofshelterworkers,radioactivedust.Itspurposeisnottoshieldradioactiveemissionsbuttopreventthereleaseofradioactivedustandothermaterials,andtokeepoutrainwater,whichcouldcarrycontaminants...
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