NANTeL radiation worker training Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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NANTeL radiation worker training
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Atoms

Ans: The building blocks of all matter. The smallest part of an
element that retains the characteristics of the element.


Proton

Ans: Part of the nucleus of the atom. They have a positive
charge.


Neuron

Ans: Part of the nucleus of the atom. They have no charge.


Electrons

Ans: They orbit around the nucleus of the atom. They have a
negative charge.


Unstable (radioactive) atoms




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Ans: An atom that has excess energy. It is also called a
radioactive atom.


radioactive decay

Ans: The process that an atom goes through to become stable.


radioactive material

Ans: A large collection of radioactive atoms.


radioactive contamination

Ans: When radioactive material is in a place it is not suppo sed
to be in, such as on the floor.


Radiation

Ans: A burst of energy as either particles or waves, given off by
a radioactive atom during the radioactive decay process.


Sources of radiation

Ans: Reactor operations, plant components, reactor coolant,
fission products, activated corrosion products, reactor fuel.



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