An instrument for detecting and measuring beta and gamma radiation. A unit of radiation dosage equal to one-thousandth of a rem. An individual member of the public can receive up to 500 millirems per year according to federal standards. This limit does not include radiation received for medical treatment nor does the limit include the 100 to 250 millirems people receive annually from background radiation. An uncharged particle with a mass nearly equal to the mass of a proton.
Neutrons are the particles that sustain a chain reaction in a nuclear reactor.
Gases which do not combine chemically with other materials. The noble gases are helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon. A facility designed to convert nuclear energy into electricity. A reactor in which water, heated by nuclear energy, is kept at high pressure to prevent the water from boiling. Steam is then generated in a secondary loop.