BOS 3640 UNIT VIII ASSESSMENT

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Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT regarding a radiological dirty
bomb?
Mercury fulminate is synonymous with:
Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT regarding regulatory agencies
that have some responsibilities in
minimizing risks associated with radioactive
materials in the United States?
When emergency responders suspect that
a package may contain an explosive, which
of these actions should they NOT do?
Which of the following statements is
INCORRECT regarding cyclonite?
When washed into a drain, an azide could
react with the lead in the piping to form
lead azide. Because the detonation of lead
azide is likely to destroy a major portion of
a sewer system, an azide should not be
discharged into a drain. Waste lead azide
exhibits the RCRA characteristic of 1)
__________. Its treatment, storage, and
disposal are regulated by what agency? 2)
__________.
Selenium-75 is used in medicine to assist in
diagnosing pancreatic cancer and decays
solely by electron capture. The product of
its decay is __________.
List two acute radiation effects caused by
single-dose exposure to 3.0 Gy of radiation:
1) __________ and 2) __________.
1) __________ is a method used to compare
the relative effectiveness of different
explosives to accomplish a specific task.

The detonation of 2.0 kg of tetryl has the

same explosive power as 2) __________
pounds of TNT.
The permissible exposure limit (PEL) over
an 8-hr workday for trinitrotoluene and
nitroglycerin are 1) __________ mg/m3 and 2)
__________ mg/m3, respectively. Which of
these explosives is more toxic? 3)
__________.
The best means of personal protection from
radiation for emergency responders is the
implementation of three basic principles:
time, distance, and shielding. Using the
Inverse Square Law of radiation, what
Geiger counter reading would you get for a
radioactive material when you are four feet
from the source (assume an initial reading
of 6300 R at a distance of 1 foot from the
source)? __________ R.
Potassium-42 is a radioisotope that
nutritionists use to determine whether the
body is effectively using potassium at the
cellular level. The half-life of potassium-42
is 12.4 hours. Assuming that a patients
cells assimilate all the potassium chloride
tagged with potassium-42, approximately
what percentage of the dose remains in 2.1
days? __________ .
Discuss the nuclear reactions within the
reactor of a nuclear power plant? Contrast
the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and
Fukushima Da-Ichi incidents with respect to
the cause of the incident and radiation
levels measured after the incident.
Your response must be at least 200 words
in length. All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced. Paraphrased
and/or quoted materials must have
accompanying in-text and reference
citations in APA format.
Develop an answer to each of the following explosive related
questions, using at least 200 words total for parts a and b.
Paraphrased and/or quoted materials must have accompanying intext and reference citations in APA format.