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Alpha Emitter
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radioactive substance that decays by emitting alpha particles (postive charged
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Backround radio activity
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radiation that comes from natural soruces apart from any human activity
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Beta Emitter
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radio active substance emitting beta particles
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bioconversion
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processes that use plants or micro organisms to change one form of energy into another
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biomass
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mass of biological material
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cooling tower
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massive tower designed to dissipate waste heat from a power plant into the environment
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cracking tower
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used to distill gas
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fission
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slitting an aton into two atoms of lighter elements.
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fossil fuel
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formed from decayed organic matter
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hydrogen fuel cell
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an electrochemicla conversion
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fuel rods
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metal rod in which uranium is contained
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fusion
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the joining of two atoms to form a single atom of a heavier element
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gamma radiation
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electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having extremly short wavelength
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half life
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the length of time it takes for half of an unstable isotope to decay
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hydrogen fuel cell
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an electrochemical conversion device. It produces electricity from fuel and an oxident, which react in the pressenece of an electrolyte
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Hydropwer
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electrical energy produced by falling or flowing water
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LOCA
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Loss of cooling accident-loos of coolant water
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nuetron
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a fundamental atomic particle found in the nuclie of atoms
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OPEC
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Cartel of oil producing coutnries
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OTEC
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method for generating electricity which uses the tempuerature difference that exists between deep and shallow waters to run a heat engine
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Radioactivity
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an unstable isotope that decays spontaneously and releases subatomic particles or units of energy
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thermal pollution
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excess heat discharged into rivers, lakes and oceans
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transmutation
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act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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tidal power
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sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other forms of power
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