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Which of the following actions would be most effective for radiation incident preparedness?

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Which of the following is the most appropriate response action if your animal has been exposed to radiation?

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Like many natural sources of radiation, a dose from radioactive fallout is likely to be delivered through someone’s

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By far account for most of the dose from medical uses of radiation.

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The dose contribution from radon actually comes from the radon products.

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Besides the contribution from the radionuclides from the Uranium and Thorium series, rocks containing can

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The level of exposure to cosmic radiation increases with __________.

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Natural sources of radiation can be grouped into either radiation or ____________ radiation.

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If the exposure rate due to radioactive fallout is 1,000 R/hr one hour after detonation, the exposure rate expected

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If the exposure rate due to radioactive fallout is 50 R/hr six hours after detonation, the exposure rate expected

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After most of the fallout particles have accumulated, radiation levels will begin to decrease due to ____________.

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Radioactively contaminated food in a shelter (should/should not) be consumed if uncontaminated food is unavailable.

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The major hazard to the public resulting from radioactive fallout is exposure due to ____________.

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The total effective energy released during a nuclear explosion is called the weapon's ____________.

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The power of a nuclear explosion is expressed in terms of its relationship to ____________.

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In the event if an accident at a nuclear power plant, special protective actions may be taken to prevent exposure to

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When notified to take protective actions following a nuclear accident, the instructions should be followed ____________.

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Although events representing a general emergency represent a major threat, a major release of radioactive material

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In areas near operating nuclear power plants, information on what actions the public should take following an accident

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Emergency plans are developed for nuclear power plants to address the following three radiological hazards: ____________

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The three fission product barriers designed into a nuclear power plant are ____________

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The two main safety objects of nuclear power plant design are to contain ____________ and to remove

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The two main types of commercial nuclear reactors used in the United States are ____________ and ____________.

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The number of neutrons available to cause further fissions is governed by ____________.

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When an atom of nuclear fuel is struck by a free neutron, it fissions yielding ____________

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