Little shielding means crew hazard and contamination. Ah, the Atomic Age, when nuclear energy seemed the ticket to a future of limitless possibilities. For a generation after 1945 the United ...

Virtual Lab: The Effects of Distance and Shielding on Exposure to Radiation (Student Handout ... and use of models to illustrate the changes in the composition of atomic nuclei and the energy released ...

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