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Unit 1

• Unit 1 Introduction, Energy and Nuclear Waste
• Unit 1 - Lesson 1 Plan, Energy in Our Lives
• Unit 1 - Lesson 1 Reading, Energy in Our Lives
• Unit 1 - Lesson 2 Plan, Nuclear Energy
• Unit 1 - Lesson 2 Reading, Nuclear Energy
• Unit 1 - Lesson 3 Plan, Nuclear Waste: What Is It and Where Is It?
• Unit 1 - Lesson 3 Reading, Nuclear Waste: What Is It and Where Is It?
• Unit 1 - Review Test

Unit 2

• Unit 2 Introduction, Ionizing Radiation
• Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Background Notes, The Chemical Elements, Isotopes, and the Periodic Table
• Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Plan, Atoms and Radiation
• Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Reading, Atoms and Radiation
• Unit 2 - Lesson 2 Background Notes, The Periodic Table versus the Chart of the Nuclides
• Unit 2 - Lesson 2 Plan, Radioactive Decay, the Natural Decay Series, and Half-Lives
• Unit 2 - Lesson 2 Reading, Radioactive Decay, the Natural Decay Series, and Half-Lives
• Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Background Notes,
• Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Enrichment, Using Radionuclides to Date Materials
• Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Plan, Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• Unit 2 - Lesson 3 Reading, Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• Unit 2 - Lesson 4 Plan, Radiation Exposures: Sources, Doses, and Protection
• Unit 2 - Lesson 4 Reading, Radiation Exposures: Sources, Doses, and Protection
• Unit 2 - Review Test

Unit 3

• Unit 3 Introduction, Societal Concerns and National Policy
• Unit 3 - Lesson 1 Plan, The Challenge of Nuclear Waste
• Unit 3 - Lesson 1 Reading Lesson, The Challenge of Nuclear Waste
• Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Plan, Assessing Risks to Society
• Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Reading Lesson, Assessing Risks to Society
• Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Background Notes, The Debate About Risk
• Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Background Notes, Risk Perception and Judgment
• Unit 3 - Lesson 2 Enrichment, Factors Affecting Risk Judgment
• Unit 3 - Lesson 3 Plan, The Nuclear Waste Policy Act
• Unit 3 - Lesson 3 Reading Lesson, The Nuclear Waste Policy Act
• Unit 3 - Review Test

Unit 4

• Unit 4 Introduction, The Waste Management System
• Unit 4 - Lesson 1 Plan, The Scientific Studies at Yucca Mountain
• Unit 4 - Lesson 1 Reading Lesson, Yucca Mountain Scientific Studies
• Unit 4 - Lesson 2 Plan, Yucca Mountain’s Natural Environment
• Unit 4 - Lesson 2 Reading Lesson, Yucca Mountain’s Natural Environment
• Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Background Notes, Construction and Tunneling
• Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Enrichment, Model a Repository
• Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Enrichment, Using Robotics in a Repository
• Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Plan, How will the Yucca Mountain Repository Work?
• Unit 4 - Lesson 3 Reading Lesson, How will a Yucca Mountain repository work?
• Unit 4 - Review Test