1. A unit used to express the exposure an individual receives is the:
Roentgen
2. Just as in an emergency resulting from a nuclear power accident, the three most
important ways of reducing the radiation exposure from fallout from a nuclear weapon
are:
Dose rate, distance, and shielding
3. Which of the following is an example of proper units for expressing exposure rate?
R/hr
4. The key elements of emergency management are , Response, Recovery and,
Mitigation.
Preparedness
5. Type B packages must be able to meet Type A requirements and also withstand the
effects of ______________________ conditions?
Accident
6. Radiation that individuals are exposed to on a continuing basis which is considered
non lifethreatening is also known as this kind of radiation?
Cosmic
7. The distinctive symbol used to identify radioactive materials is the:
Triblade
8. Many smoke detectors contain:
Americium241
9. Just under half of man’s exposure to external natural radiation comes from?
Cosmic radiation
10. Everyone is exposed to radiation on a continuing basis from either or sources.
Natural, manmade
11. In the United States, serious radiation exposures:
Have not resulted from radiological transportation accidents due largely to the nature of the
material transported and the use of appropriate protective packaging
12. The majority of radioactive material shipments are made in this type of packaging.
Type B
13. In every nuclear power plant that generates electricity, the following components
are present:
Heat source, turbine electricity generator, and pump
14. To determine the amount of radioactive material in a package of radioactive
materials, you would look at the:
Label
15. If evacuation is required following a nuclear power plant accident, it is
recommended that individuals living anywhere closer than miles be evacuated.
2 to 3
16. Radiation received by the body over a short period is:
Acute exposure
17. Control rods are used in a reactor core to:
Absorb free neutrons
18. The rem is a unit used to measure:
Radiation dose in terms of the amount of the biological effect caused by the amount of energy
absorbed
19. A member of the public should give lifesaving first aid to injured victims of a
radiological transportation accident:
Without delay out of concern for radiological hazards
20. A detonation of a nuclear explosive above 100,000 feet of altitude is called
______________.
A highaltitude burst
21. Cosmic radiation and radiation from terrestrial sources are examples of:
Natural background radiation
22. To prevent fuel damage, decay heat must be removed from the reactor core:
After the reactor shuts down
23. The immediate destructive action of a nuclear explosion is caused by this.
Shock
24. According to the “7:10 Rule of Thumb,” if the exposure rate one hour after
detonation of a nuclear weapon is 500 R/hr, the exposure rate approximately 14 days
later (343 hours) will be approximately:
0.5 R/hr
25. Nuclear power plant emergency plans are required to incorporate actions for which
of the following types of radiological hazards?
Direct exposure to radiation from a plume of radioactive material
26. Cancerous tumor cells can be treated by high energy or
_____________________________.
Gamma rays, Xrays
27. In a, a major failure has occurred, but an immediate response by the public is not
needed.
Site Area Emergency
28. A nuclear explosion which releases energy equivalent to 7,000,000 tons of TNT:
Is called a 7 megaton burst
29. By far, the radionuclide used in most nuclear medicine procedures is:
Technicium99m
30. Because of its low penetrating ability, the type of radiation which is usually only a
hazard when inhaled or ingested is:
Alpha radiation
31. Radioactive fallout makes the surface it comes into contact with radioactive. (True
or False?)
False
32. The two radionuclides which concentrate in seafood are:
Lead and polonium
33. The three factors which are important in protecting individuals from radiation are:
Time, shielding, and distance
34. Radiological survey instruments:
Are the most accurate and reliable means of determining exposure levels
35. A chain reaction results when a uranium atom is struck by a/an
______________released by a nearby Uranium atom undergoing fission.
Neutron
36. The 7:10 Rule of Thumb:
Helps estimate future exposure levels
37. Unbroken radioactive material packages never have a surface radiation dose above
this level:
1,000 mR/hr
38. The three main barriers in a nuclear power plant to prevent release of fission
products are the fuel rods, the reactor vessel, and the ________________________.
Containment building
39. The label required for radioactive material packages with a maximum dose rate of
200 mR/hr at the surface of the package is:
Radioactive Yellow II
40. Chronic exposures are:
Amounts of radiation received over a very long period of time
41. A large modern nuclear power plant has approximately fuel assemblies in its core.
200
42. An example of a manmade source of radiation is:
Diagnostic radiation
43. The total energy released in a nuclear explosion, is the explosions:
Energy yield
44. Most debris from a nuclear weapons test:
Was pushed into the stratosphere
45. Radioactive decay is defined as:
The decrease in the amount of any radioactive material due to the spontaneous emission of
nuclear radiation from the nucleus
46. The label required for radioactive material packages in excess of 50 mr/hr but less
than 200 mr/hr is:
Radioactive Yellow II
47. Nuclear explosions can be of times more powerful than the largest conventional
weapon.
Millions
48. Radon dose comes primarily from its daughter products which are ?
Inhaled
49. Nuclear medicine techniques work through the detection of this kind of radiation,
injected into the body by adding a radioisotope to a certain drug:
Gamma rays
50. In a pressurized water reactor the primary cooling water:
Transfers its heat to the secondary cooling water in a steam generator
Find answers to the next exam here: FEMA IS-5.A: An Introduction to Hazardous Materials Answers