Generic Radiation Worker Training
Questions And Answers
Atom b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bsmallest bpart bof ban belement bthat bretains bthe
bcharacteristics bof bthe belement
What bare bthe bthree bparts bthat ban batom bconsists bof? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Protons,
bneutrons, band belectrons
Protons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Part bof bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom. bThey bhave ba
bpositive bcharge.
Nucleus b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bcenter bof bthe batom
Neutrons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Part bof bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom. bThey bdo bNOT
bhave bany bcharge.
Electrons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Small bnegatively bcharged bparticles bthat borbit
baround bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom.
What bare bthe bthree bprimary bcomponents bof ban batom? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Protons, bNeutrons, bElectrons
Radioactive bMaterial b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A blarge bcollection bof bradioactive batoms
Radioactive bContamination b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bradioactive bmaterial bis bin ba
bplace bit bis bnot bsupposed bto bbe bin b(or bis bnot bwanted), bsuch bas bon bthe bfloor
Where bdoes bRadioactive bMaterial bgives boff bradiation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Anywhere
Radiation bProtection bPersonnel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Use bsigns band bbarriers bto
bwarn byou babout bconditions bin byour bwork barea
Unstable b(radioactive) bAtoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An bAtom bthat bhas bexcess
benergy. bAlso bknown bas ba bRadioactive bAtom
Radioactive bDecay b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bprocess bthat ban batom bgoes bthrough
bto bbecome bstable
,Radiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bburst bof benergy bas beither bparticles bor bwaves,
bgiven boff bby ba bradioactive batom bduring bthe bradioactive bdecay bprocess.
What bdoes bit bmean bwhen ban bunstable batom bgoes bthrough bradioactive bdecay? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔It bwill bgive boff bits bexcess benergy bas bradiation
Where bis bmost bof bthe bradiation bat ba bnuclear bplant? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Inside
bthe breactor
What bare bthe bsources bof bradiation bin ba bnuclear bplant? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Reactor bOperations, bPlant bComponent, bReactor bCoolant, bFission
bProducts, bActivated bCorrosion bProducts, bReactor bFuel
Reactor bOperations b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Operating bthe bnuclear breactor bcan
bchange bradiation blevels bin bsome bareas bof ba bplant
Plant bComponents b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Layers bof bradioactive bmaterial bcan bbuild
bup bover btime bor bbecome btrapped bin bpipes, bpumps, bfilters, bvalves band bother
bequipment
Reactor bCoolant b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bwater bthat bcirculates bthrough bthe
breactor bbecomes bradioactive bover btime band bcan bbe ba bsource bof bradiation
Fission bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Pin bhole bleaks bin bthe bmetal bsheathing
baround bthe bfuel bcan ballow bradioactive bgases bto bescape binto bthe breactor. bThey
bcan bthen bbe bcarried bthrough bsteam band bwater bto bother bareas bof bthe bplant.
Activated bCorrosion bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bits bof bmetal band bother bdebris
bcan bbe bcarried bby bwater binto bthe breactor. bIn bthe breactor bthey bbecome bradioactive
bthrough ba bprocess bcalled b"activation".
Reactor bFuel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Nuclear bfuel bis ba bsource bof bradiation bin ba
bplant. bPersonnel bare bnot bnormally bexposed bto bthe bfuel bbecause bit bis bshielded.
Fission b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bsplitting bof bAtoms
What bis bcreated bin bthe bfission bprocess? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Heat band bRadiation
Fission bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bradioactive batoms bthat bresult bfrom
bfissioning
Activation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bNeutron bradiation bstrike bmaterials bin bthe
breactor band bcause bthem bto bbecome bradioactive btoo
, Activated bCorrosion bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bthe bproducts bof
bcorrosion b(fine bmetal bparticles bor bdebris) bare bswept bby bwater binto bthe breactor,
bthey bcan bbecome bactivated b(radioactive)
What bare bthe bbits bof bdebris band bcorrosion bthat bbecome bradioactive bas bthey bgo
bthrough bthe breactor? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Activation bProducts
Nuclear bFuel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Nuclear breactors bus bradioactive bfuel. bThe
batoms bin bthe bfuel bsplit breleasing blarge bquantities bof bradiation band benergy. bThe
benergy breleased bheats bup bthe bwater bto bmake bsteam.
Ionizing bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bradiation bfound bat bnuclear bplant
What bare bthe bfour btypes bof bradiation bcommonly bencountered bat bnuclear bpower
bplants? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Penetrating bAbility, bShielding bMethods, bExposure
bHazard, bMajor bSources
What bare bthe bfour btypes bof bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alpha, bGamma, bBeta,
bNeutron
Alpha bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Is bvery blarge bcompared bto bthe bother btypes
bof bradiation. bIt balso bhas b2 bpositive bcharges
What bis bthe bPenetration bability bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Low
What bare bthe bshielding bmethods bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any
bthin bmaterial bsuch bas bpaper, bor bclothing.
What bare bthe bexposure bhazards bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Only ba
bhazard bwhen bthe bradiative bmaterial bis binhaled bor bingested
Where bcan bAlpha bRadiation bbe bfound? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔In bany bradioactive
bmaterial bin ba bplant. bActivities bthat bdisturb bthe bradioactive bmaterials bare blikely bto
bcause balpha bemitters bto bget binto bthe bair band bbe binhaled bor bingested bby bworkers.
Gamma bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔NOT ba bparticle blike bthe bother bradiation
btypes. bIt bis bjust ba bburst bof benergy bgiven boff bby bthe bnucleus bof ba bradioactive
batom.
What bis bthe bPenetration bability bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔High
What bare bthe bshielding bmethods bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dense bmaterials bsuch bas blead, bsteel, bor bconcrete
What bis bthe bexposure bhazard bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Highest
bdue bto bpenetrating bability band bcommon boccurrence
Questions And Answers
Atom b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bsmallest bpart bof ban belement bthat bretains bthe
bcharacteristics bof bthe belement
What bare bthe bthree bparts bthat ban batom bconsists bof? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Protons,
bneutrons, band belectrons
Protons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Part bof bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom. bThey bhave ba
bpositive bcharge.
Nucleus b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bcenter bof bthe batom
Neutrons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Part bof bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom. bThey bdo bNOT
bhave bany bcharge.
Electrons b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Small bnegatively bcharged bparticles bthat borbit
baround bthe bnucleus bof bthe batom.
What bare bthe bthree bprimary bcomponents bof ban batom? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Protons, bNeutrons, bElectrons
Radioactive bMaterial b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A blarge bcollection bof bradioactive batoms
Radioactive bContamination b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bradioactive bmaterial bis bin ba
bplace bit bis bnot bsupposed bto bbe bin b(or bis bnot bwanted), bsuch bas bon bthe bfloor
Where bdoes bRadioactive bMaterial bgives boff bradiation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Anywhere
Radiation bProtection bPersonnel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Use bsigns band bbarriers bto
bwarn byou babout bconditions bin byour bwork barea
Unstable b(radioactive) bAtoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An bAtom bthat bhas bexcess
benergy. bAlso bknown bas ba bRadioactive bAtom
Radioactive bDecay b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bprocess bthat ban batom bgoes bthrough
bto bbecome bstable
,Radiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔A bburst bof benergy bas beither bparticles bor bwaves,
bgiven boff bby ba bradioactive batom bduring bthe bradioactive bdecay bprocess.
What bdoes bit bmean bwhen ban bunstable batom bgoes bthrough bradioactive bdecay? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔It bwill bgive boff bits bexcess benergy bas bradiation
Where bis bmost bof bthe bradiation bat ba bnuclear bplant? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Inside
bthe breactor
What bare bthe bsources bof bradiation bin ba bnuclear bplant? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Reactor bOperations, bPlant bComponent, bReactor bCoolant, bFission
bProducts, bActivated bCorrosion bProducts, bReactor bFuel
Reactor bOperations b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Operating bthe bnuclear breactor bcan
bchange bradiation blevels bin bsome bareas bof ba bplant
Plant bComponents b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Layers bof bradioactive bmaterial bcan bbuild
bup bover btime bor bbecome btrapped bin bpipes, bpumps, bfilters, bvalves band bother
bequipment
Reactor bCoolant b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bwater bthat bcirculates bthrough bthe
breactor bbecomes bradioactive bover btime band bcan bbe ba bsource bof bradiation
Fission bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Pin bhole bleaks bin bthe bmetal bsheathing
baround bthe bfuel bcan ballow bradioactive bgases bto bescape binto bthe breactor. bThey
bcan bthen bbe bcarried bthrough bsteam band bwater bto bother bareas bof bthe bplant.
Activated bCorrosion bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bits bof bmetal band bother bdebris
bcan bbe bcarried bby bwater binto bthe breactor. bIn bthe breactor bthey bbecome bradioactive
bthrough ba bprocess bcalled b"activation".
Reactor bFuel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Nuclear bfuel bis ba bsource bof bradiation bin ba
bplant. bPersonnel bare bnot bnormally bexposed bto bthe bfuel bbecause bit bis bshielded.
Fission b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bsplitting bof bAtoms
What bis bcreated bin bthe bfission bprocess? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Heat band bRadiation
Fission bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bradioactive batoms bthat bresult bfrom
bfissioning
Activation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bNeutron bradiation bstrike bmaterials bin bthe
breactor band bcause bthem bto bbecome bradioactive btoo
, Activated bCorrosion bProducts b- bcorrect banswers✔✔When bthe bproducts bof
bcorrosion b(fine bmetal bparticles bor bdebris) bare bswept bby bwater binto bthe breactor,
bthey bcan bbecome bactivated b(radioactive)
What bare bthe bbits bof bdebris band bcorrosion bthat bbecome bradioactive bas bthey bgo
bthrough bthe breactor? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Activation bProducts
Nuclear bFuel b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Nuclear breactors bus bradioactive bfuel. bThe
batoms bin bthe bfuel bsplit breleasing blarge bquantities bof bradiation band benergy. bThe
benergy breleased bheats bup bthe bwater bto bmake bsteam.
Ionizing bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bradiation bfound bat bnuclear bplant
What bare bthe bfour btypes bof bradiation bcommonly bencountered bat bnuclear bpower
bplants? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Penetrating bAbility, bShielding bMethods, bExposure
bHazard, bMajor bSources
What bare bthe bfour btypes bof bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Alpha, bGamma, bBeta,
bNeutron
Alpha bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Is bvery blarge bcompared bto bthe bother btypes
bof bradiation. bIt balso bhas b2 bpositive bcharges
What bis bthe bPenetration bability bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Low
What bare bthe bshielding bmethods bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Any
bthin bmaterial bsuch bas bpaper, bor bclothing.
What bare bthe bexposure bhazards bof bAlpha bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Only ba
bhazard bwhen bthe bradiative bmaterial bis binhaled bor bingested
Where bcan bAlpha bRadiation bbe bfound? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔In bany bradioactive
bmaterial bin ba bplant. bActivities bthat bdisturb bthe bradioactive bmaterials bare blikely bto
bcause balpha bemitters bto bget binto bthe bair band bbe binhaled bor bingested bby bworkers.
Gamma bRadiation b- bcorrect banswers✔✔NOT ba bparticle blike bthe bother bradiation
btypes. bIt bis bjust ba bburst bof benergy bgiven boff bby bthe bnucleus bof ba bradioactive
batom.
What bis bthe bPenetration bability bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔High
What bare bthe bshielding bmethods bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Dense bmaterials bsuch bas blead, bsteel, bor bconcrete
What bis bthe bexposure bhazard bof bGamma bRadiation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Highest
bdue bto bpenetrating bability band bcommon boccurrence
