Nuclear energy and radiation terminology · MLC-0119
Nuclear energy and radiation terms: I (27)
- Idealized surface crackA planar crack on the inside surface of a component that has a semielliptical shape.
- Idealized through-wall crackA planar crack that extends from the inside surface of a piping component to the outside surface with equal...
- IMPEPAcronym for the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
- In situ leachA process using a solution called lixiviant to extract uranium from underground ore bodies in place (in other...
- In situ recoveryA common method currently used to extract uranium from ore bodies without physical excavation of the ore...
- In vitroFrom the Latin for "in glass," isolated from the living organism and artificially maintained, as in a test...
- In vivoFrom the Latin for "in one that is living," occurring within the living.
- Incident responseActivities that address the short-term, direct effects of a natural or human-caused event and require an...
- Independent spent fuel storage installationA complex designed and constructed for the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel; solid, reactor-related...
- Indicator functionA random variable for an event that equals 1 when the event happens and zero when the event does not happen.
- Individual plant examinationAs requested by the NRC in Generic Letter 88-20, "Individual Plant Examination for Severe Accident...
- Individual plant examination for external eventsWhile the "individual plant examination" takes into account events that could challenge the design from...
- Induced radioactivityRadioactivity that is created when stable substances are bombarded by ionizing radiation. For example, the...
- Inspection ReportsReports are issued periodically to document inspection findings. These may cover a specific time period for...
- Integrated plant evaluationAn evaluation that considers the plant as a whole rather than system by system.
- International Atomic Energy AgencyA United Nations agency established in 1957 to serve as a world center of cooperation in the nuclear field...
- International Nuclear Regulators AssociationAn association established in 1997 to give national nuclear regulators with mature civilian nuclear reactor...
- Iodine spiking factorThe magnitude of a rapid, short-term increase in the appearance rate of radioiodine in the reactor coolant...
- Ion(1) An atom that has too many or too few electrons, causing it to have an electrical charge, and therefore...
- Ion-exchangeA common method for concentrating uranium from a solution. The uranium solution is passed through a resin bed...
- IonizationThe process of adding one or more electrons to, or removing one or more electrons from, atoms or molecules...
- Ionization chamberAn instrument that detects and measures ionizing radiation by measuring the electrical current that flows...
- Ionizing radiationA form of radiation, which includes alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays, x-rays, neutrons, high-speed...
- IrradiationExposure to ionizing radiation. Irradiation may be intentional, such as in cancer treatments or in...
- IsotopeTwo or more forms (or atomic configurations) of a given element that have identical atomic numbers (the same...
- Isotope separationThe process of separating isotopes from one another, or changing their relative abundances, as by gaseous...
- Isotopic enrichmentA process by which the relative abundance of the isotopes of a given element are altered, thus producing a...
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