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Additional Resources
| Link | Description | |
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| Basic Concepts | Basic concepts of radiation and radiation protection for students and teachers, from EPA's main Website. | |
| C-10 | C-10 is a citizen's radiological monitoring organization that has
monitored emissions from a nuclear reactor from the moment it generated
energy. (Newburyport, MA.)  |
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| Canadian
Monitoring System |
The Canadian National Monitoring System. |
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| Facts
about Radiation |
Written for reporters covering a nuclear emergency, this quick-reference guide contains basic radiation and emergency response definitions and terms. | |
| Illinois | The Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety monitors several Illinois
sites containing radioactive material and assists with site cleanup.
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| National Radiological Protection Board | The National Radiological Protection Board Website contains information
about radiation protection in the United Kingdom. |
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| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection provides the
Continuous Radiological Environmental Surveillance Telemetry (CREST) system. |
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| NEWNET
Station Locations |
The NEWNET System provides public access to radiological and meteorological
data. Click on the station number to access a plot of gamma radiation,
temperature, and barometric pressure for the month or for a listing
of the raw data. |
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| NRC Radiation Glossary | An excellent glossary of nuclear terms sponsored by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC). |
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| Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory | The Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory (RIENL) is an Environmental Protection Agency laboratory dedicated to protecting the public and the environment by minimizing exposure to radiation and indoor air pollution through environmental measurements, applied technologies, and education. | |
| Radiation Protection Division | The Radiation Protection Division coordinates activities that protect the public health and environment from the effects of ionizing radiation. | |
| Risks of Exposure | Risks of relative doses and dose rates - This site has a graph that
compares the risks of radiation to other activities such as smoking
cigarettes and being overweight. |
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| Solar Radiation |
A list of networks currently collecting solar radiation data at
the earth's surface. |
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| SURFRAD Network | The SURFRAD Network monitors surface radiation in the continental
United States. |
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| Three Mile Island | The Three Mile Island Citizens' Monitoring Network is a local grassroots
organization that monitors radiation in a 15-mile radius around the
TMI nuclear facility.
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| Virginia | The Virginia Radiation Protection Program has a Radiological Emergency
Response Team equipped with field instrumentation and a mobile laboratory.
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| WHO | The official Website of the World Health Organization (WHO). Included
on this site is the topic Ionizing
radiation safety. |
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| WHO's REMPAN | REMPAN is a network of WHO collaborating centers and liaison institutions
which promote among Member States medical preparedness for radiation
accidents, provide advice and medical assistance, and disseminate
information, advice, emergency planning and training materials to
relevant institutions throughout the world.
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