Radioactive Wastes: Their Treatment and DisposalJohn Charles Collins |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
THE SOURCES OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES | 22 |
THE HAZARDS OF RADIATION | 38 |
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activated sludge alpha particles amount anode atmosphere Atomic Energy Authority atomic number beta emitters beta particles biological treatment cent centimetre chemical contaminated count rate counter critical organ curies decay decontamination deposition detector diffusion discharge disposal of radioactive dose dose-rate effect efficiency effluent electron emitted exposure external radiation factor filter filtration fission products fuel elements gamma radiation gamma rays gases Geiger counter ground level half-life hazard iodine ion exchange ionizing radiation irradiated isotopes laboratory liquid wastes mass maximum permissible body maximum permissible concentration maximum permissible levels method metres microcurie neutrons normal nuclear nucleus nuclides obtained operation permissible body burden phosphorus-32 plant plutonium pollution possible proportional pulse radio radioactive decay radioactive material radioactive waste radioisotopes radionuclides radium reactor release removed ruthenium sample sand scintillation sewage solid waste solution stack storage strontium strontium-90 surface tank temperature United uptake uranium velocity voltage