Category: Radiation

4. During the defuelling phase, around 400 spent fuel flasks are shipped to Sellafield from each EDF site. This phase will take between 3 and 5 years per site to…

Chernobyl disaster Soviet Union created a circle-shaped exclusion zone with a radius of about 18.6 miles (30 km) centred on the nuclear power plant. The exclusion zone covered an area…

After a dose of single administration of a Dormicum 15 mg tablet, maximum plasma concentrations of 70 – 120 ng/ ml are reached within one hour. Food prolongs the time…

What means current technology? Current Technology . - means the latest or most recent advancement in a given scientific field, which is sufficiently developed to permit exploitation in the appropriate…

Why can't I walk through walls? The main reason you cannot walk through things that are solid even though they could be considered as mostly empty space is simply the…

Shielding: Barriers of lead, concrete, or water provide protection from penetrating gamma rays. Gamma rays can pass completely through the human body; as they pass through, they can cause damage…

The beta spectrum, or distribution of energy values for the beta particles, is continuous. The total energy of the decay process is divided between the electron, the antineutrino, and the…

With its retirement, the largest bomb currently in service in the U.S. nuclear arsenal is the B83, with a maximum yield of 1.2 megatons. What is the strongest nuclear bomb…

The absorption of radiation by photographic films causes photographic fog. Fog occurs when photographic materials absorb uniform levels of energy that is part of an intended photographic exposure. Fog affects…

What is the difference between Electromagnetic and Nuclear Radiation? Nuclear radiation is emitted only in nuclear reactions but electromagnetic radiation can be emitted in any situation. Nuclear radiation is the…