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Pollution - Ionising Radiation - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 3 times
- The average score is 2 of 109
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| For example | Gamma | 67%
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| Healthcare uses | X-Ray | 67%
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| Natural sources | Radon | 33%
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| Beta RBE | Gamma RBE | X-ray RBE | 1 | 0%
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| Alpha RBE | 20 | 0%
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| Neutrons RBE | 2-10 | 0%
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| Exposure meaning | Absorption | 0%
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| Internal example | Activation products | 0%
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| Uses | Agriculture | 0%
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| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable | 0%
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| Human sources | Atomic weapons | 0%
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| BATNEEC | Best available technology not entailing excessive cost | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | Bone marrow damage | 0%
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| Healthcare uses | Cancer treatment | 0%
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| For example | Ceramics | 0%
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| VS TBC | Chronic vs Acute | 0%
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| Controls | Closed sources | 0%
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| Human sources | Consumer products | 0%
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| How? | Containers | 0%
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| UK Radon hotspot | Cornwall | 0%
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| Natural sources | Cosmic radiation | 0%
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| Healthcare uses | CT scans | 0%
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| Neutron Impacts | Dangerous after exposure due to activation products | 0%
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| Controls | Decontamination | 0%
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| UK Radon hotspot | Devon | 0%
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| Controls | Distance | 0%
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| Impact factors | Distance can travel | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | DNA mutations | 0%
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| Impact factors | Ease of absorption | 0%
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| Alpha Impact | Easily absorbed by clothing and skin | 0%
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| Nuclear uses | Electricity | 0%
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| ILW management | Encapsulation | 0%
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| Inverse square law | Exposure drops at a higher rate to distance | 0%
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| Agricultural uses | Feed pest control | 0%
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| Gaseous LLW | Liquid LLW | Filtered | 0%
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| Internal meaning (3) | Food, water, inhalation | 0%
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| Radon | Gaseous radionuclide released by underground radioisotope decay | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | Haemorrage and blood loss | 0%
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| Uses | Healthcare | 0%
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| Alpha Impact | High concentration to a small mass | 0%
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| HLW | High level waste | 0%
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| Free radical meaning | Highly reactive molecules with unpaired electrons | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | Immune system damage | 0%
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| Human sources | Industrial | 0%
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| Uses | Industry | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | Inhibits normal cell function | 0%
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| ILW | Intermediate Level Waste | 0%
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| Natural sources | Internal | 0%
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| Liquid LLW | Ion exchange | 0%
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| Industrial uses | Jet engines | 0%
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| Natural sources | Lithospheric gamma rays | 0%
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| Gamma+ + X-ray Impacts | Lower danger | 0%
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| LLW | Low level waste | 0%
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| Controls | Materials | 0%
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| Free radical meaning | May produce more stable molecules | 0%
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| RBE | Measure of comparative effects on living tissue | 0%
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| Human sources | Medical | 0%
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| Encapsulation | Mixed with cement slurry and poured into impermeable containers | 0%
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| Neutron Impacts | Moderately absorbed | 0%
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| Beta Impacts | Moderately dangerous | 0%
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| Fuck it reword | Neutron absorption converts a previously stable nuclei becomes radionuclide that can decay | 0%
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| Uses | Nuclear fission and fusion | 0%
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| Repair potential | Nucleus may repair low level damage | 0%
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| Human sources | Occupational exposure | 0%
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| MONITORING TBC SAY OK | OK | 0%
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| Impact factors | Penetration power | 0%
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| Controls | Period of exposure | 0%
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| Contamination meaning | Physically carrying | 0%
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| Solid LLW | Polythene bags in steel drums in concrete lined landfill | 0%
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| For example | Potassium iodide prevents radioactive iodine uptake | 0%
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| Vitrification | Powdered, mixed with molten glass, poured into a steel container, stored in a ventilated concrete building | 0%
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| Why? | Prevent direct contact | 0%
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| Effects on living tissue | Produces free radicals | 0%
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| Controls | Protective clothing | 0%
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| Lithosphere penetration | Radioactive isotopes release radiation as they decay | 0%
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| Internal example | Radioisotopes | 0%
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| Research uses | Radio-labelled tracers | 0%
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| Cells most affected by mutations | Rapidly dividing skin and gut | 0%
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| Features of radon | Releases alpha radiation | 0%
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| Alpha Impact | Releases free radicals | 0%
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| Uses | Research | 0%
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| Industrial uses | Rock porosity | 0%
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| Industrial uses | Rolling paper and metal | 0%
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| For example | Scrubbing | 0%
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| UK Site for HLW + ILW | Sellafield, Cumbria | 0%
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| Nuclear uses | Ship propulsion | 0%
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| Free radical meaning | Short lived | 0%
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| For example | Smoke detectors | 0%
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| VS TBC | Somatic vs Gonadic | 0%
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| Healthcare uses | Sterilisation | 0%
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| Cosmic radiation | Sub-atomic particles released by the sun, absorbed into the earth's atmosphere, releasing electromagnetic radiation | 0%
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| Activation product meaning | Substances that become radioactive after neutron bombardment | 0%
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| How? | Suits | 0%
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| Industrial uses | Testing polymer strength | 0%
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| Half time | Time taken for 1/2 isotope to decay | 0%
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| Gamma+ + X-ray Impacts | Travels a long distance | 0%
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| Neutron Impacts | Travels a medium distance | 0%
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| Alpha Impact | Beta Impacts | Travels a short distance | 0%
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| Features of radon | Travels through rocks and foundations | 0%
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| ILW example | Tubes surrounding fuel rods | 0%
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| Features of radon | Unstable | 0%
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| HLW example | Uranium fuel rods | 0%
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| HLW management | Vitrification | 0%
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| How? | Water and wind carries | 0%
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| Nuclear uses | Weapons | 0%
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