Dangers of nuclear radiation
- Created by: lemon_socks
- Created on: 20-03-23 20:23
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- Dangers of Nuclear Radiation
- Damage to cells and tissue
- Beta and gamma radiation penetrate through skin causing them hazardous. Alpha radiation passes through skin
- If alpha inside skin - very dangerous. Do damage in small area
- Radiation collide with molecules in cells which causes ionisation. Damage cells
- Lower rates of ionisation causes Mutation- uncontrol cell division - cancer
- Higher radiation - kill cells - radioactive sickness
- Beta and gamma radiation penetrate through skin causing them hazardous. Alpha radiation passes through skin
- Irradiation
- Radiation exposion - does not make object radioactive if they are exposed
- Reduce risk - keep inside different room , use remote control monitor. Used lead lined boxes
- Radiation exposion - does not make object radioactive if they are exposed
- Contamination
- Unwanted radiation - e.g touch radioactive source with gloves
- Atoms decay - causing harm
- Dangerous as they can get inside your body
- Gloves and tongs used when handling contminated sources to protect skin
- use masks prevent breathing in radioactive particles
- Unwanted radiation - e.g touch radioactive source with gloves
- Radioactive waste
- Most come from power stations
- High level waste stay in world long time. Very dangerous.
- Sealed in glass blocks or buried underground for protections
- Very difficult to do so as area have to be geologically stable as well as places big rocks movements cause radioactive leakage
- radioactive waste leak out - contaminate rivers - drinking water dirty
- Sealed in glass blocks or buried underground for protections
- High level waste stay in world long time. Very dangerous.
- Low level waste e.g clothes , syringes. Easily disposed in landfills
- Most come from power stations
- Damage to cells and tissue
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