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MCat: Environment
Cat: Radiation

Radiation dose and risk modeling. Full text of MARSSIM - Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual - used for evaluating requirements with federal radiation regulations. NRC tutorial on radiation. Radioactive waste disposal. Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides. How nuclear radiation works. Radiological Emergency Management.

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Atmospheric Radiation Progam [6594] ?

Collect and analyze data to study the effects and interactions of sunlight, radiant energy

How Nuclear Radiation Works [5466] ?

Tutorial on nuclear radiation

IAEA Convention on Nuclear Safety [4102] ?

Conduct nuclear safety reviews and create National Reports on the countries they review

IAEA Department of Nuclear Safety and Security [644] ?

International Atomic Energy Agency

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets [26252] ?

Fundamental concepts presented in nearly 40 fact sheets

MARSSIM - Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual [7851] ?

Environmental radiological surveys of surface soil & building surfaces for demonstrating compliance

National Nuclear Data Center [883] ?

Neutron, charged-particle, and photonuclear reactions, nuclear structure, and decay data

Nuclear Power Plant Industry Safety Trends [26884] ?

Results of Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight of power reactor safety

Nuclear Power Plant Safety [26885] ?

Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight of power reactors

Updated Nuclear Radiation Safety [16779] ?

Scientific and technical publications from the International Atomic Energy Agency

Nuclear Safety Training [648] ?

Handbooks, manuals, pamphlets, brochures, e-learning and educational tools

Nucleus: Nuclear Information Portal [3471] ?

Access to IAEA's scientific, technical and regulatory information resources

Radiation Protection Division Publications [7844] ?

Documents related to EPA environmental radiation protection standards

Radioactive Waste Disposal: An Environmental Perspective [7846] ?

Describes the different categories of waste, disposal practices for each type & their regulations

Radioactive Waste Management [3914] ?

Nuclear reactor waste management basics according to the IAEA

Radiological Emergency Management [5538] ?

Independent study course on a variety of radiological topics

Radionuclides Toxicity Values [6382] ?

Database of EPA toxicity values for radionuclides

Sanitary Sewer Discharge Limits Calculator [11951] ?

Determine how much water is needed to dispose of a radioisotope

The Long Term Storage of Radioactive Waste [645] ?

IAEA report on the issue

Toxicological Profile for Ionizing Radiation [13330] ?

The focus of the profile is on health and toxicologic information

What You Need to Know About Radiation [21827] ?

Written for the general public explaining the basics of radiation hazards


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