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RADI 3570U – Environmental Effects of Radiation

Topics include: natural and artificial environmental radiation; units and measurements; biological effects of radiation; maximum permissible public dose, magnitude and frequency; release of radioisotopes to the environment; dispersion in the atmosphere; dispersion in aquatic environment; food chain; calculation of total dose consequence; site demographic, meteorological, geologic, hydrologic and seismic characteristics; derived emission limits; radiation dose due to the nuclear fuel cycle; As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) principle; emergency preparedness; on-site and off-site emergency procedures.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 2
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 2950U or NUCL 2950U  
Credit restriction(s): ENGR 3570U


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