✅(Keywords)(Chapter 14) Uranium Flashcards
The total amount of green house gasses released by people
Carbon footprint
The various factors and circumstances that influence the process of producing goods and services in an economy or organization
Conditions of production
A by-product of uranium
Depleted uranium
Written and spoken communication that conveys meaning and reflects social, cultural, or ideological perspectives
Discourse
The unintended side effects or consequences of an economic activity that affect third parties who are not directly involved in the activity
Externality
Airborne radioactive pollution caused by:
① a nuclear weapon
② explosion at a nuclear power plant
Fallout
Project that developed that first nuclear bombs
Manhattan project
When a single nuclear fission or fusion event triggers a chain reaction of nuclear fission or fusion
Nuclear chain reaction
Process of releasing energy when the nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei. Neutrons are released
Nuclear fission
Process of generating electricity in a nuclear power plant
Nuclear power
The spread of nuclear weapons around the world
Nuclear proliferation
Economic activities that involve direct extraction of resources from the environment
ex) mining, forestry & marine fishing
Primary sector
Radioactive waste products generated from nuclear power and nuclear weapons
Radwaste
The application of logic and information to determine the risk
Risk assessment
A field of study that aims to understand the optimal way to convey risk-related information
Risk communication
Nuclear fuel that is not longer able to cause nuclear chain reaction
Spent nuclear fuel
