- Industry: Government
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The airborne radioactivity area is a room, enclosure, or area in which airborne radioactive materials, composed wholly or partially of licensed material, exist in concentrations that (1) exceed the derived air concentration limits (DACs), or (2) would result in an individual present in the area without respiratory protection exceeding, during those hours, 0. 6 percent of the annual limit on intake (ALI) or 12 DAC-hours.
Industry:Energy
A State that has signed an agreement with the NRC authorizing the State to regulate certain uses of radioactive materials within the State.
Industry:Energy
The collection of samples of air to measure the radioactivity or to detect the presence of radioactive material, particulate matter, or chemical pollutants in the air.
Industry:Energy
The rate of disintegration (transformation) or decay of radioactive material per unit time. The units of activity (also known as radioactivity) are the curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq).
Industry:Energy
The end-to-end dimension of fuel material within a fuel assembly (also known as a "fuel bundle" or "fuel element").
Industry:Energy
The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
Industry:Energy
An airtight door system that preserves the pressure integrity of the containment structure of a nuclear reactor, while allowing access to personnel and equipment.
Industry:Energy
La regione in una zona di contaminazione da radiazioni/dove il livello di contaminazione da radiazioni/è significativamente maggiore nelle vicine regioni dell'area.
Industry:Energy
From the Latin for "in glass," isolated from the living organism and artificially maintained, as in a test tube.
Industry:Energy
Qualsiasi dispositivo che trasferisce il calore da un fluido (liquido o gas) a un altro fluido o all'ambiente.
Industry:Energy
