This section focuses on objectives 1-4. These objectives provide basic information on the physical causes, characteristics, and the effects on living organisms of ionizing radiation.
Radiation is energy resulting from changes in the nuclear structure of atoms.
A basic knowledge of these structures and events greatly helps our understanding of both these phenomena and their ramifications for the environment. Nuclear Energy Institute Fact Sheets . This site contains a series of fact sheets on all aspects of nuclear energy, reactors, fuels, waste storage.