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101Thorium fuel cycle — The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses thorium 232 as fertile material and uranium 233 as fissile fuel. A major advantage of the thorium fuel cycle is that production of plutonium and other long lived actinides as radioactive… …
102Survival Under Atomic Attack — was the title of an official United States government booklet released by the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Resources Board (document 130), and the Civil Defense Office. Released at the dawn of the Cold War era, the… …
103Yucca Flat — is a closed desert drainage basin, one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and is divided into nine test sections: Areas 1 through 4 and 6 through 10. Yucca Flat is located at the eastern edge of NTS, about ten… …
104radon — /ray don/, n. Chem. a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; at. no.: 86; at. wt.: 222. [1915 20; RAD(IUM) + ON2] * * * …
105List of civilian radiation accidents — This article lists notable civilian accidents involving radioactive materials or involving ionizing radiation from artificial sources such as x ray tubes and particle accelerators. Accidents related to nuclear power that involve fissile materials …
106Nuclear decommissioning — Example of decommissioning work underway. The reactor pressure ves …
107food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …
108Acute radiation syndrome — Classification and external resources A Japanese girl recovering from the effects of radiation sickness ICD 10 T …
109earth — /errth/, n. 1. (often cap.) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 mi. (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 mi. (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million mi. (149.6 million km), and a… …
110hydrogen — /huy dreuh jeuhn/, n. a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; at. wt.: 1.00797; at. no.: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure. [1785 95;… …
