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Unit 1: Radiation
Unit 2: Uses of Radiation
Unit 3: Nuclear Reactors Energy Generation
Unit 4: Radioactive Waste
Unit 5: Transportation of Radioactive Materials

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The Cloud Chamber
Using a Geiger Counter
Personal Radiation Dose
Power Plant Diagram – Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
Power Plant Diagram – Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
A Day in the Life of an NRC Resident Inspector

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