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Normally there is virtually no radiation outside the plant boundary, this is checked frequently by health physics staff. When things go wrong very occasionally, as at Fukushima, there may be radioactive traces from damaged fuel in the reactor. This can come from a variety of fission products with varying half lives.
Internally, radiation levels are also maintained at a low level by massive shielding and checked by health physics.
However, the nuclear fission process emits nearly every kind of radiation - alpha - beta - gamma - neutron - including some of the more esoteric forms such as positrons and neutrino's, as well as radiation by heat, which is used to make steam to turn turbines and make electricity.
Theoretically, and ignoring the heat, if you were standing next to an unshielded reactor that was critical, you would die instantly. Of course, this does not happen in practice because of the shielding and the engineered safeguards that are in place. Even Fukushima Daiichi, as bad as it was, did not release that much high level radiation. (Emphasis on traces.)
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Why is a nuclear power plant dangerous?
Because of radiation.
A worker at a nuclear power plant has noticed that his dosimeter alarm has been activated. What might this indicate?
Answer this question… Radiation is being released from the reactor.
At a nuclear power plant workers wear protective clothing and dosimeters to measure their exposure to radiation the nuclear fuel is held in an airtight steel vessel and the reactor is covered with rei?
to control the radiation
Why do people working in nuclear power plant wear lead jackets?
Because lead reflect radiation and reflecting radiation is the height of hip these days.
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
How is a nuclear power plant safe?
Why is a nuclear power plant dangerous?
Because of radiation.
Does nuclear power pollute?
Not really. You receive 100 times as much radiation from coal power plant pollution than you do from nuclear power plant leaks.
Why is the possible collapse of a nuclear power plant in Japan such a danger?
since it is a NUCLEAR power plant, radiation can be released, which is really harmful to people and others. :)
How did the radiation leak in japan ocurr?
Due to a nuclear power plant.
A worker at a nuclear power plant has noticed that his dosimeter alarm has been activated. What might this indicate?
Answer this question… Radiation is being released from the reactor.
How many adults could the radiation in one nuclear power plant kill?
455,006,789 in a Japanese plant
What places have been exposed to radiation?
Los AlamosHiroshimaNagasakiChernobylThat nuclear power plant in Japan
What was the nuclear threat japan was given in 2011?
Heavy damage to a nuclear power plant by a tsunami.
What might happen to a nuclear power plant if the containment structure was damaged?
It could release radiation.
At a nuclear power plant workers wear protective clothing and dosimeters to measure their exposure to radiation the nuclear fuel is held in an airtight steel vessel and the reactor is covered with rei?
to control the radiation
Where did a nuclear power plant explosion occurred in 1986?
The 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine is the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power to cause fatalities from radiation. It was the product of a severely flawed Soviet-era reactor design and human error.
Why are mechanical arms used in nuclear power stations?
the reason mechanical arms are used is because in a nuclear power station nuclear radiation is being constantly given off by the fusion. therefore if a human hand or any other part of the body were to enter and be blasted with radiation and be deformed for life or will be instanly killed depending on the amount of radiation given off.
