Industrial Uses of Radiation
By: Megan Offutt & Samantha Shirey
Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear engineering is the field of engineering that deals with the science and application of nuclear and radiation processes. These processes include the release, control, and use of nuclear energy and the production and use of radiation and radioactive material for research, industry, medicine, and national security. Nuclear engineering is based on physics and math that describe nuclear interactions and the transport of neutrons and gamma rays. These, in turn, are dependent on heat transfer, fluid flow, chemical reactions, and behavior of materials when in contact with radiation.
Although scientists have only known about radiation since the 1890s, they have developed a wide variety of uses for this natural force. Today, radiation is used in medicine, academics, and industry, as well as for generating electricity. In addition, radiation has useful applications in such areas as agriculture, archaeology (carbon dating), space exploration, law enforcement, geology, and many others.Medical Uses
Academic/ Scientific Research
Used for studies such as the paths of air and water pollution through the environment, the types of soil that different plants need to grow, sizes of newly discovered oil fields, and tracks of ocean currents.
Industry
Nuclear Engineering
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Weapons
Radio-isotopes
Citations
Martin, William. "Nuclear Engineering." Britannica School. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2015.
John G. Gilligan (ed.), Nuclear Science & Engineering Education Sourcebook (2011)
NRC, Uses of Radiation, May 07, 2015
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