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- ...from radioactive debris or [[nuclear fallout|fallout]] resulting from a [[nuclear explosion]]. Many such shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measu During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutron24 KB (3,899 words) - 18:58, 11 June 2010
- ...9-01}}</ref>. Coming in second place was [[wind energy|wind]], third was [[nuclear energy]], and fourth was [[solar energy|solar]] [[photovoltaic]]<ref name=" ...associated with [[uranium mining]], nor [[Nuclear and radiation accidents|nuclear leaks]]. Unlike uranium, hydroelectricity is also a renewable energy source39 KB (5,447 words) - 22:02, 2 July 2010
- Thyroid iodine uptake blockade with potassium iodide is used in [[nuclear medicine]] [[scintigraphy]] and therapy with some radioiodinated compounds ...<ref>Kowalsky RJ, Falen, SW. Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Washington DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2004.<23 KB (3,281 words) - 15:44, 27 September 2010
- ...ht]], and [[polydispersity]]. [[FTIR]], [[Raman spectroscopy|Raman]] and [[Nuclear magnetic resonance|NMR]] can be used to determine composition. Thermal prop ...layed. Failure of [[safety-critical]] polymer components can cause serious accidents, such as fire in the case of cracked and degraded polymer [[fuel line]]s. C45 KB (6,501 words) - 09:11, 20 September 2010
- ...presence in the environment need not be the result of human causes such as accidents and routine activities (like [[seismology|seismic]] exploration, [[Boring ( ...l and refined fuel [[Oil spill|spills]] from [[tanker (ship)|tanker ship]] accidents have damaged natural [[ecosystem]]s in [[Alaska]], the [[Galapagos Islands]69 KB (9,885 words) - 09:12, 20 September 2010
- ...ense</ref> DU is also found in [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocessed]] spent nuclear reactor fuel, but that kind can be distinguished from DU produced as a bypr ...). There was some hope that the enrichment process would be improved and [[Nuclear fission|fission]]able [[isotope]]s of U-235 could, at some future date, be80 KB (11,721 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
- While some lost source accidents have not involved the scrap metal industry, they are still good examples of ..., [http://www.irpa.net/irpa10/cdrom/00140.pdf Lessons from Major Radiation Accidents], IAEA</ref>12 KB (1,945 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
- ...on in traditional reinforcement requirements as tendons cannot destress in accidents{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}. ...[[skyscraper|high-rise building]]s and the entire containment vessels of [[nuclear reactors]].11 KB (1,585 words) - 09:21, 20 September 2010
- ...aditionally, ‘lagging indicators’ have been used to identify trends in accidents that are occurring within the workplace. Lagging indicators include the num ...ation with a literature review in order to establish a questionnaire for a nuclear reprocessing plant. The focus groups identified a range of specific areas t33 KB (4,747 words) - 20:32, 20 September 2010
- ...y of Toronto Professor of Ergonomics, argues that the [[Chernobyl disaster|nuclear disaster in Chernobyl]] is attributable to plant designers not paying enoug # The inability of solely microergonomics to achieve reductions in lost-time accidents and injuries and increases in productivity,28 KB (4,034 words) - 20:33, 20 September 2010
- ...cess]].<ref>{{cite journal|author= A.G.W. Cameron|title=Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis| journal=CRL-41 | month=June| year=1957}} " ...roduced by irradiation of [[seawater]] during atmospheric detonations of [[nuclear weapon]]s between 1952 and 1958. The residence time of <sup>36</sup>Cl in t36 KB (5,155 words) - 20:35, 20 September 2010
- ...t for Work and Pensions]]. As part of its work HSE investigates industrial accidents, small and large, including major incidents such as the [[explosion]] and [ ===Nuclear Directorate===7 KB (960 words) - 20:36, 20 September 2010
- ...nti-terrorism, as well as national response to major natural disasters and accidents. ...esources are needed. National response, for example, might be needed for a nuclear, biological, radiological, or large chemical attack.54 KB (7,364 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010
- ...he deaths of these people were either from natural causes or resulted from accidents. Moreover, Hadron was not a phrmaceutical company and it could not benefit ...house071305Alibek.pdf ''Testimony before the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Committee on Homeland Security'', U.S. House of Repr32 KB (4,653 words) - 16:22, 27 September 2010
- ...War II]]. It produced tanks, nuclear rockets and other armaments. A major nuclear accident happened in this region in [[1958]], when a military reactor was d [[Category:Industrial accidents and incidents]]8 KB (1,234 words) - 16:33, 27 September 2010