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Radiation

1. Big Big List of Nuclear Related Links
2. Electromagnetic Spectrum
3. Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms
4. How Stuff Works
5. International Nuclear Safety Center
6. Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium
7. National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory
8. NIREX
9. Use of Irradiation for Food Quality And Safety
10. World Nuclear Association
11. XCOM: Photon Cross Sections Database
12. X-Rays and CAT Scans

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Big Big List of Nuclear Related Links

Nuclear related links, arranged by topic. Topics include arms control, Chernobyl, nuclear tests, radiation, and science reference.
     Author: Sublette, Carey
     Subjects: nuclear energy, nuclear physics, nuclear weapons, radiation
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: index

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Describes component parts and underlying mathematics of the EM spectrum. Also outlines practical applications such as radio communication, and involvement in medical diagnosis and treatment.
     Author: ThinkQuest
     Subjects: radiation, x-rays
     DeweyClass: 539.2
     Resource type: documents

Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms

Definitions for nuclear science terms with an emphasis on radioactive decay, illustrated with animated images which display conservation of charge, momentum, mass and energy.
     Author: Matis, Justin
     Subjects: nuclear physics, radiation
     DeweyClass: 539.7
     Resource type: dictionary

How Stuff Works

Set of guides offering an insight into the mechanisms behind engines and motors, items around the house such as fridges and batteries, electronic devices, things seen in public such as hot water towers, basic technologies such as gears, computers, digital technology, food, and the human body.
     Author: Brain, Marshall
     Subjects: computer programming - c++, food science, pneumatics, radiation, radio broadcasting, technology education
     DeweyClass: 607
     Resource type: guides

International Nuclear Safety Center

Details of the US Department of Energy's cooperative effort to improve safety at Soviet-designed nuclear power plants in eight partnering countries - Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, and Slovakia. Joint projects are correcting major safety deficiencies and establishing nuclear safety infrastructures.
     Author: US Department of Energy
     Subjects: armenia, bulgaria, czech republic, hungary, lithuania, nuclear energy, public safety, radiation, russia, slovakia, ukraine
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: documents, news

Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium

Illustrated essay describing the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie and their role in the study of radiation.
     Author: Froman, Nanny
     Subjects: radiation, scientists
     DeweyClass: 509
     Resource type: article

National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory

One of nine major operating units of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Its mission is to support the United States industry by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical and radiation technologies.
     Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Subjects: electronics, optics, radiation
     DeweyClass: 530
     Resource type: institution

NIREX

Company dealing with radioactive waste. Gives news from Nirex, facts about Nirex, and contact details.
     Author: Nirex
     Subjects: nuclear energy, pollution, radiation
     DeweyClass: 363.7289
     Resource type: institution

Use of Irradiation for Food Quality And Safety

Document outlining the 1996 position statement from IFST, which concludes that 'subject to adequate controls such as exist in the UK, and to informative labelling, irradiation of food is commended as an additional method of of reducing food poisoning and preserving food without detriment to health and with minimal effect on nutritional quality'.
     Author: Institute of Food Science and Technology
     Subjects: food safety, nutrition, public health, radiation
     DeweyClass: 363.192
     Resource type: document

World Nuclear Association

The Association is an international, non-governmental organisation concerned with the nuclear fuel cycle. Information is provided on the generation of electricity by nuclear energy, the nuclear fuel cycle, uranium mining, radioactive waste management, and nuclear non-proliferation.
     Author: World Nuclear Association
     Subjects: mining, nuclear energy, nuclear physics, radiation
     DeweyClass: 333.79
     Resource type: documents

XCOM: Photon Cross Sections Database

Web database which can be used to calculate photon cross sections for scattering, photoelectric absorption and pair production, as well as total attenuation coefficients, in any element, compound or mixture, at energies from 1 keV to 100 GeV.
     Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Subjects: optics, radiation
     DeweyClass: 535
     Resource type: reference data

X-Rays and CAT Scans

Interactive demonstration of a fluoroscope together with a basic explanation of Computed Axial Tomography (CAT scans) and an animated introduction to electromagnetic radiation, covering electric force fields, vibrating charges and electromagnetic waves.
     Author: University of Colorado at Boulder
     Subjects: medical imaging, physics education, radiation, x-rays
     DeweyClass: 616.075
     Resource type: interactive guide