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Nuclear energy
Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom into its component parts. The component parts are neutrons and protons, which are collectively called nucleons. The binding energy of nuclei is always a positive number, since all nuclei require net energy to separate them into individual protons and neutrons.
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X-rays
Energy; Nuclear energy
Penetrating electromagnetic radiation (photon) having a wavelength that is much shorter than that of visible light. These rays are usually produced by excitation of the electron field around certain ...
Wipe sample
Energy; Nuclear energy
A sample made for the purpose of determining the presence of removable radioactive contamination on a surface. It is done by wiping, with slight pressure, a piece of soft philtre paper over a ...
Whole-body exposure
Energy; Nuclear energy
Whole body exposure includes at least the external exposure, head, trunk, arms above the elbow, or legs above the knee. Where a radioisotope is uniformly distributed throughout the body tissues, ...
Whole-body counter
Energy; Nuclear energy
A device used to identify and measure the radioactive material in the body of human beings and animals. It uses heavy shielding to keep out naturally existing background radiation and ultrasensitive ...
Wheeling service
Energy; Nuclear energy
The movement of electricity from one system to another over transmission facilities of intervening systems. Wheeling service contracts can be established between two or more systems.
Weighting factor (WT)
Energy; Nuclear energy
Multipliers of the equivalent dose to an organ or tissue used for radiation protection purposes to account for different sensitivities of different organs and tissues to the induction of stochastic ...
Well-logging
Energy; Nuclear energy
All operations involving the lowering and raising of measuring devices or tools that contain licenced nuclear material or are used to detect licenced nuclear materials in wells for the purpose of ...
