http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/04/05/nuclear-fission-for-dummies-beta-radiation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nuclear-fission-for-dummies-beta-radiation clean—safe—reliable Thu, 17 May 2012 20:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/04/05/nuclear-fission-for-dummies-beta-radiation/#comment-1071 National Nuclear Science Week: Nuclear Medicine Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:53:18 +0000 http://nuclearfissionary.com/?p=76#comment-1071 [...] 20, 2010 I was given a pill containing 18.5 millicuries (mCi) of Iodine-131 (I-131), an emitter of beta radiation. Since the thyroid gland acts like an iodine sponge, much of this radio-iodine would end up in my [...] [...] 20, 2010 I was given a pill containing 18.5 millicuries (mCi) of Iodine-131 (I-131), an emitter of beta radiation. Since the thyroid gland acts like an iodine sponge, much of this radio-iodine would end up in my [...]

]]> http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/04/05/nuclear-fission-for-dummies-beta-radiation/#comment-981 Radioactive Banana Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:39:21 +0000 http://nuclearfissionary.com/?p=76#comment-981 [...] percentage of all Potassium is the isotope Potassium-40 which just happens to be an emitter of Beta Radiation.  The average Banana contains about 520 picocuries of radioactivity (that’s 520 trillionths [...] [...] percentage of all Potassium is the isotope Potassium-40 which just happens to be an emitter of Beta Radiation.  The average Banana contains about 520 picocuries of radioactivity (that’s 520 trillionths [...]

]]> http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/04/05/nuclear-fission-for-dummies-beta-radiation/#comment-479 Nuclear Fission for Dummies: Xenon-135 Sun, 09 May 2010 00:03:59 +0000 http://nuclearfissionary.com/?p=76#comment-479 [...] in nuclear reactors. It is a radioactive isotope of Xenon which is predominately formed by the beta decay of Iodine-135. The iodine is a common byproduct of the fission of Uranium-235. When the Uranium [...] [...] in nuclear reactors. It is a radioactive isotope of Xenon which is predominately formed by the beta decay of Iodine-135. The iodine is a common byproduct of the fission of Uranium-235. When the Uranium [...]

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