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Radiation Monitoring |
The observation, either continuously or at intervals, of the levels of radiation in a given area, generally for the purpose of assuring that they have not exceeded prescribed amounts or, in case of radiation already present in the area, assuring that the levels have returned to those meeting acceptable safety standards. |
Monitoring, Radiation |
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Radioactive Pollutants |
Radioactive substances which act as pollutants. They include chemicals whose radiation is released via radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, fallout from nuclear explosions, and the like. |
Pollutants, Radioactive |
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Radioactivity |
The spontaneous transformation of a nuclide into one or more different nuclides, accompanied by either the emission of particles from the nucleus, nuclear capture or ejection of orbital electrons, or fission. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
Nuclear Decay,Radioactive Disintegration,Decay, Nuclear,Disintegration, Radioactive,Disintegrations, Radioactive,Radioactive Disintegrations,Radioactivities |
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Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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Arctic Regions |
The Arctic Ocean and the lands in it and adjacent to it. It includes Point Barrow, Alaska, most of the Franklin District in Canada, two thirds of Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Lapland, Novaya Zemlya, and Northern Siberia. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p66) |
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Russia |
A country located in north Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of the Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean. The capital is Moscow. |
Russian S.F.S.R.,Russian Federation (Europe),Russian SFSR |
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Safety |
Freedom from exposure to danger and protection from the occurrence or risk of injury or loss. It suggests optimal precautions in the workplace, on the street, in the home, etc., and includes personal safety as well as the safety of property. |
Safeties |
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Ecological and Environmental Phenomena |
Ecological and environmental entities, characteristics, properties, relationships and processes. |
Ecological and Environmental Concepts,Ecological and Environmental Processes |
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Nuclear Power Plants |
Facilities that convert NUCLEAR ENERGY into electrical energy. |
Nuclear Power Plant,Power Plant, Nuclear,Power Plants, Nuclear |
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