Radiation protection in nuclear power stations.
1968
J A Bonnell
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009688
Nuclear Reactors
Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining NUCLEAR FISSION chain reaction. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Methods and practices adopted to protect against RADIATION.
Protection, Radiation
D004560
Electricity
The physical effects involving the presence of electric charges at rest and in motion.
D004781
Environmental Exposure
The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
Country in northwestern Europe including Great Britain and the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, located between the North Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. The capital is London.