diff --git a/1 Daily Notes/2024/9 September/2024-09-16.md b/1 Daily Notes/2024/9 September/2024-09-16.md index 6765f51c..cef6188f 100644 --- a/1 Daily Notes/2024/9 September/2024-09-16.md +++ b/1 Daily Notes/2024/9 September/2024-09-16.md @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ group by file.folder ``` # Calendar Tasks +- Writing notes for week 3 of NUCE 2100 [startTime:: 15:00] [endTime:: 16:30] - Getting HW Assignments set up [startTime:: 10:00] [endTime:: 10:35] - Taking Notes on NUCE Week 2 [startTime::10:36] [endTime:: 11:00] - Lunch [startTime:: 11:00] [endTime:: 12:00] diff --git a/300s School/ME 2016 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 1/2024-09-16.md b/300s School/ME 2016 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 1/2024-09-16 Plane Diagrams.md similarity index 100% rename from 300s School/ME 2016 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 1/2024-09-16.md rename to 300s School/ME 2016 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 1/2024-09-16 Plane Diagrams.md diff --git a/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-10 Module 3.md b/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-10 Module 3.md index 54103fc4..08d859e5 100644 --- a/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-10 Module 3.md +++ b/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-10 Module 3.md @@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ Interactions happen pretty fast. 1 millionth of a second the toxic products are Doseage - Chronic and acute. Acute is generally worse because the body can't repair itself. **LD50/30:** Dose of radiation expected to cause death to 50 percent of an exposed population within 30 days. # Module 3.3 - Radiation Protection Standards -Background radiation is normally pretty low. mSv range. +Background radiation is normally pretty low. mSv range. Radon is the most potent natural cause. We have no idea what low dose radiation does. +**No observable effects below 25 rem per year** +>[!tip] Dose Reduction Principles +>1. Time: Restrict Proximity +>2. Distance: 1/r^2 loss +>3. Shielding +> # Module 3.4 - Estimating Radiation Dose Rates -# Module 3.5 - Radiation Shielding \ No newline at end of file +Good example problems on calculating dosage. Different particles have different dose calculations. +**Internal Exposure** +Charged particles can be ingested -- this can be a massive problem. High LET particles can wreak havoc on internal tissues if ingested, as opposed to being blocked by dead skin. +- Ingesting is referred to as radiation intake. +- Uptake is when the radionuclides cross the biological barrier. +Once a radioactive atom is in the body, it'll keep being radioactive until it decays completely, or the body removes. +Two things can be done - Prevention, and promotion of excretion. +# Module 3.5 - Radiation Shielding +Three main techniques: +1. Absorb primary radiation +2. Turn primary radiation into secondary radiation that's easier to absorb +3. Absorb secondary radiation. +Alpha and beta are super easy to absorb. +Gamma and x ray, well not so much. Need an insane amount of shielding, and usually composite shielding at that. +**Tenth thickness** Approximate amount of shielding of a specific material required to reduce a radiation dose by a factor of ten. +$$ \frac{I}{I_0} = \left(\frac{1}{10}\right)^{\left[\frac{x} {x_{1/10}}\right]} $$ +I is intensity, x is thickness. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-16 Homework 3.md b/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-17 Homework 3.md similarity index 81% rename from 300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-16 Homework 3.md rename to 300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-17 Homework 3.md index 6255e47d..8995663e 100644 --- a/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-16 Homework 3.md +++ b/300s School/NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-09-17 Homework 3.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- title: Homework 3 allDay: false -startTime: 15:00 -endTime: 18:00 -date: 2024-09-16 +startTime: 08:00 +endTime: 11:00 +date: 2024-09-17 completed: null type: single endDate: null