A brief summary report issued by the NRC staff to notify the Commission of the occurrence of a significant event that appears to have health and safety significance or major public or media interest. PNs are based on information provided by State radiation control program sta...
Printable VersionThe NRC glossary defines a "scram" as "the sudden shutting down of a nuclear reactor usually by rapid insertion of control rods." But where did the word come from? One deeply engrained legend about the origin of the word dates to the first ...
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Proposed Outline for DI&C-ISG-06 Revision 2 12 July 2017 Page 1 Table of Contents A. Introduction B. Purpose B.1 Background (explains original document) B.2 Revision (explains changes to document) C. Digital I&C Review Process C.1 Original Process Overview C.1.1 Pre-App...
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June 11, 2002Ms. Laurel Kritkausky,Per your E-mail dated May 5, 2002 you asked for information about half-lives of radionuclidesthat could be released after a nuclear power plant accident. Specifically, you had asked whenthis information (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-r...
. . ..Center for Nuclear WasteRegulatory AnalysesPOSTOFFICE DRAWER 28510 e 6220CULEBuROAD e SAN ANTONIQTEXAS, USA 78284(5'21522 5160 e FAX (512if.22-5155March 16, 19881U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission|ATTN: Ms. Barbara StiltenpoleDivision of High-Level Waste Management|WF1'M...
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Glossary Home > AEO 2008 Annual Energy Outlook 2008 Report #:DOE/EIA-0383(2008) Release date full report: June 2008 Next release date full report: February 2009 The Annual Energy Outlook 2008 (AEO2008) presents projections...
P87. POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 BY AGE [17] - Universe: Population for whom poverty status isdeterminedData Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample DataNOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error,...
The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
A unit of power equivalent to one billion watts.
Ordinary water as distinguished from heavy water.
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The spontaneous transformation of one radionuclide into one or more decay products (also known as “daughters”). This transformation is commonly characterized by the emission of an alpha particle, a beta particle, or gamma ray photon(s) from the nucleus of the radio...
The process of increasing the percentage of uranium-235 (U-235) from 0.7 percent in natural uranium to about 3 to 5 percent for use in fuel for nuclear reactors. Enrichment can be done through gaseous diffusion, gas centrifuges, or laser isotope separation. In May 2013, the la...
The internal and external dose of ionizing radiation received by workers in the course of employment in such areas as fuel cycle facilities, industrial radiography, nuclear medicine, and nuclear power plants. These workers are exposed to varying amounts of radiation, depending...
A regulatory approach that focuses on desired, measurable outcomes, rather than prescriptive processes, techniques, or procedures. Performance-based regulation leads to defined results without specific direction regarding how those results are to be obtained. At the NRC, perf...
The dose received by a member of the public from exposure to radiation or to radioactive material released by a licensee, or to any other source of radiation under the control of a licensee. Public dose does not include occupational dose or doses received from background radi...
\ ' E0-0-0794-LOUX LETTER'JUL 1 4 19XMr. Robert R. Loux, Executive DirectorAgency for Nuclear ProjectsNuclear Waste Project OfficeCapital ComplexCarson City, Nevada 89710Dear Mr. Loux:On June 28, 1988, the State of Nevada formally transmitted the State ofNevada Agency for Nucl...
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