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NukeWorker Slang

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Aug 06, 2004, 02:41
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Non-ionizing radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:45
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Radioactive Material

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:48
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Betas

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:52
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Alphas

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:52
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Neutrons

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:53
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X rays

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Nov 23, 2005, 11:53
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SI Prefixes

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:10
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Chronic dose

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:10
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Acute dose

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:11
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Somatic effects

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:11
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Teratogenic effects

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:12
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Stochastic effects

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:12
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Non-stochastic effect

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:13
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Access hatch

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:15
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Activation

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:15
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Active fuel length

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:16
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Air sampling

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:26
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Airborne radioactivity area

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:26
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Anion

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:28
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Annual limit on intake (ALI)

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:29
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Anticipated transient without scram (ATWS)

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:29
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Assumptions (for IPEs, IPEEs, and PRAs)

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:30
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Atom

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:30
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Atomic energy

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:31
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Atomic Energy Commission

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:32
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Atomic number

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:35
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Attenuation

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:35
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Auxiliary feedwater

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:36
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Background radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 12:37
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Bayesian estimation

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:46
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Bayesian prior

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:47
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Beyond design-basis accidents

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:52
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Bioassay

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:53
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Biological half-life

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:53
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Biological shield

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:54
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Boiling water reactor (BWR)

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:55
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Bone seeker

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:56
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Breeder

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:56
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British thermal unit (Btu)

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:57
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Calibration

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:58
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Capability

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:58
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Capacity factor (gross)

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:59
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Capacity factor (net)

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:59
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Cask

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Nov 23, 2005, 02:59
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Cation

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:00
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Chain reaction

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:01
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Charged particle

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:02
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Chemical recombination

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:02
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Cladding

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:03
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Cleanup system

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:03
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Coastdown

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:03
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Cold shutdown

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:04
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Collective dose

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:04
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Committed dose equivalent (CDE)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:05
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Committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:07
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Compact

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:07
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Compound

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:08
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Condensate

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:08
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Condenser

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:08
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Construction recapture

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:11
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Containment structure

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:11
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Control rod

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:12
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Control room

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:13
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Controlled area

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:13
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Coolant

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:13
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Cooldown

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:14
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Cooling tower

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:14
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Core

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:15
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Core damage frequency

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:15
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Core melt accident

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:16
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Cosmic radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:16
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Counter

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:17
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Critical mass

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:18
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Critical organ

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:19
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Daughter products

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:22
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Decay heat

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:23
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Declared pregnant woman

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:24
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Average planar linear heat generation rate (APLGHR)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:25
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Decommissioning

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:26
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DECON

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:27
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Defense-in-depth

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:29
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Departure from nuclear boiling ratio (DNBR)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:29
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Departure from nucleate boiling (DNB)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:29
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Derived air concentration (DAC)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:31
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Design-basis accident

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:31
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Design-basis phenomena

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:32
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Design-basis threat

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:32
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Detector

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:34
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Deterministic (probabilistic)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:35
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Deterministic effect

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:35
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Deuterium

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:36
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Deuteron

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:36
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Differential pressure (dp or dP)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:36
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Dose equivalent

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:39
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Dose, absorbed

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:41
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Drywell

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:43
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Earthquake, operating basis

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:44
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Effective half-life

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Views: 2,294

Nov 23, 2005, 03:44
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Efficiency, plant

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:45
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Electrical generator

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:45
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Electromagnetic radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:45
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Element

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:46
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Emergency classifications

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:47
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Emergency core cooling systems (ECCS)

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:47
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Emergency feedwater

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:47
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Environmental qualification

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:48
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Exclusion area

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:49
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Excursion

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:49
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External radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:51
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Extremities

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:51
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Fast fission

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:52
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Fast neutron

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:52
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Feedwater

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Views: 2,009

Nov 23, 2005, 03:52
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Fertile material

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:53
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Film badge

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Views: 2,690

Nov 23, 2005, 03:53
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Fiscal year

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Views: 2,229

Nov 23, 2005, 03:53
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Fissile material

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:54
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Fission gases

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:59
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Fission products

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Nov 23, 2005, 03:59
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Fissionable material

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:11
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Flux

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:11
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Formula quantity

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:12
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Fuel assembly

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:12
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Fuel cycle

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:13
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Fuel reprocessing

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:13
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Fuel rod

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:13
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Fuel temperature coefficient of reactivity

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:14
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Full-time equivalent

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:14
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Fusion

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:15
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Gamma radiation

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:15
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Gap

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:15
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Gas centrifuge

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:16
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Gaseous diffusion plant

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:17
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Gases

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:17
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Geiger-Mueller (GM) counter

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:18
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Generation (gross)

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:18
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Generation (net)

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:19
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Gigawatt

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:19
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Gigawatthour

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:20
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Graphite

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:20
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Gray (Gy)

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:21
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Half-thickness

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:22
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Head, reactor vessel

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:23
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Heap leach

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:23
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Heat exchanger

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:24
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Heat sink

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:27
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Heatup

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Views: 2,150

Nov 23, 2005, 04:27
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Heavy water (D2O)

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:27
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Heavy water moderated reactor

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Nov 23, 2005, 04:28
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