Category: Radiation

How is Cherenkov radiation produced? Cherenkov radiation, light produced by charged particles when they pass through an optically transparent medium at speeds greater than the speed of light in that…

Since 1975, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been the primary regulator of commercial nuclear power in the United States.Jul 21, 2014 What is the main cause of nuclear accidents?…

Gravity is a surefire, scalable, elegant way to counteract G forces from acceleration. A planet-sized spaceship with its own gravitational pull of 5 Gs could accelerate at 4 Gs, people…

The city of Pripyat, founded in 1970, was the nearest town to the power plant at just under 2 miles (3 km) away and housed almost 50,000 people in 1986.…

* Exposure to Cobalt dust can irritate the skin, eyes, nose and throat. * Cobalt may cause an asthma-like allergy. Future exposure can cause asthma attacks with shortness of breath,…

Alpha particles are the most harmful internal hazard as compared with gamma rays and beta particles. Radioactive materials that emit alpha and beta particles are most harmful when swallowed, inhaled,…

At high doses, ionizing radiation can cause immediate damage to a person's body, including radiation sickness and death. Ionizing radiation is also a carcinogen, even at low doses; it causes…

It is always an approximation valid at a given temperature in a given frequency range. In the case of such loosely defined physical systems as a 'fire' or a 'campfire'…

To add protons or neutrons, the nucleons either have to be moving at high speed or they need to be forced together under great pressure. Although the strong force overcomes…

The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5%…