Discuss the nuclear reactions within the reactor of a nuclear power plant?The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes radiation exposure levels to protect public health.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding regulatory agencies that have some responsibilities in minimizing risks associated with radioactive materials in the United States?
OSHA establishes radiation exposure limits to protect public health.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency establishes radiation exposure levels to protect public health.
The U.S. Department of Energy oversees the construction and operation of nuclear waste disposal sites.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates the private nuclear energy industry.
2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding cyclonite?
Cyclonite is sometimes encountered as Composition C-4, in which it is mixed with a gummy binder and hand-molded into a puttylike shape for use as a plastic explosive.
Cyclonite can be desensitized by mixing it with beeswax.
Cyclonite is prepared from hexamethylenetetramine, sulfuric acid, ammonium nitrate, and acetic anhydride.
Cyclonite is a possible human carcinogen.
3. When emergency responders suspect that a package may contain an explosive, which of these actions should they NOT do?
Try to identify the material first and call for backup.
Use robotic means to transfer the material into a total-containment device.
Take the material to an isolated location where it can be further examined or destroyed.
Let only specially-trained personnel handle the material.
4. Mercury fulminate is synonymous with:
a commercial name for the explosive whose chemical name is cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine, or hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine.
a commercial explosive whose proper chemical name is N-methyl-N-2,4,6-tetranitroaniline.
a secondary high explosive whose proper chemical name is cyclotetramethylenetetra-nitramine.
the primary explosive mercury(II) cyanate, a substance whose chemical formula is Hg(CNO)2.
5. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding a radiological dirty bomb?
The detonation of a radiological dirty bomb will not increase the background radiation to which the entire human population is exposed for a substantial time.
The detonation of a radiological dirty bomb could not produce the immediate mass casualties that are associated with the detonation of nuclear weapons.
The radiological dirty bomb can be detonated with the use of a timer or a cell phone.
The radiological dirty bomb may be charged with a biological or chemical warfare agent.
6. When washed into a drain, an azide could react with the lead in the piping to form lead azide. Because the detonation of lead azide is likely to destroy a major portion of a sewer system, an azide should not be discharged into a drain. Waste lead azide exhibits the RCRA characteristic of 1) __________. Its treatment, storage, and disposal are regulated by what agency? 2) __________.
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