Radiation Protection Glossary
A radiation protection glossary for Radiation Protection Supervisors (RPS), Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA) and anyone else interesting in radiation safety terms and definitions. The glossary is a mixture of health physics , phrases related to radiation protection legislation, transport, practical safety, technical terms and similar.
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Yellow Cake
Processed crude Uranium oxide. This is the form in which most uranium is shipped around the world before processing into metallic metal and other forms.
Processed crude Uranium oxide. This is the form in which most uranium is shipped around the world before processing into metallic metal and other forms.
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