Plant Materials
DOE-HDBK-1017/2-93
OBJECTIVES
ENABLING OBJECTIVES (Cont.)
1.16
STATE how the following types of radiation interact with metals:
a.
Gamma
b.
Alpha
c.
Beta
d.
Fast neutron
e.
Slow neutron
1.17
DEFINE the following terms:
a.
Knock-on
b.
Vacancy
c.
Interstitial
1.18
DEFINE the following terms:
a.
Thermal spike
b.
Displacement spike
1.19
STATE the effect a large number of displacement spikes has on the properties of a metal.
1.20
DESCRIBE how the emission of radiation can cause dislocation of the atom emitting the
radiation.
1.21
STATE the two effects on a crystalline structure resulting from the capture of a neutron.
1.22
STATE how thermal neutrons can produce atomic displacements.
1.23
STATE how gamma and beta radiation effect organic materials.
1.24
IDENTIFY the change in organic compounds due to radiation.
a.
Nylon
b.
High-density polyethylene marlex 50
c.
Rubber
1.25
IDENTIFY the chemical bond with the least resistance to radiation.
1.26
DEFINE the term polymerization.
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