Health Physics: Radiation–Generating Devices, Characteristics, and Hazards

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PART I OVERVIEW
Chapter 1 Introduction

PART II NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
Chapter 2 Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Laser Isotope Separation
SILEX Process
Centrifuge Enrichment
Fuel Reprocessing
Single Pass Fuel Cycles
Full Recycle Fuel Cycles
Environmental Releases
Nuclear Proliferation
Generation III and IV Reactors
Accelerator Destruction of Actinides and Fission Products
Long–Term Waste Disposal Options and Solutions

PART III ACCIDENTS AND NUCLEAR EVENTS
Chapter 3 Nuclear Accidents and Radiological Emergencies
Fission Reactor Accidents (TMI–2, Chernobyl–4, Fukushima Daiichi)
Fission Product Barriers
Fission Product Releases
Emergency Preparedness Effectiveness
Evacuation Zone Criteria
Evacuation Criteria
Protective Action Recommendations
Reentry Criteria
Criteria for Safe Use of Food, Water, and Land following a Release of Radioactive Materials
Stakeholder Involvement
Accident Phases
Emergency Planning Zones
Accident Assumptions
Design Basis Assumptions

Chapter 4 Terrorist Events Including INDs and RDDs
Improvised Nuclear Devices
Radiological Dispersion Devices
Protective Action Recommendations
Evacuation Zones
Emergency Response Actions
Reentry Considerations
Internal Dose Considerations
External Dose Considerations
Emergency Screening of Contamnated Individuals
Mass Casualty Considerations
Stakeholder Involvement
Accident Phases
Emergency Planning Zones
Accident Assumptions

PART IV NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 5 Nuclear Medicine
Physics Considerations
Dose Delivery Methods
Tracking Dose Profiles
RBE Considerations
Multi–Modal therapy
Proton Therapy
Heavy Ion Therapy
Anti–Matter Therapy
Internal Radiation Generating Devices
Advanced Brachytherapy
Alpha Radiopharmaceuticals
Other Techniques

Chapter 6 Public Issues and Miscellaneous Applications
Aircraft Radiation Exposures
Airport Scanners
Source Control
Commercial Products Using Radioactive Materials
Stakeholder Involvement
Risk Communication
Definition of Radiation Workers (Flight Crews, Mortitians)
Litigation
Public Dose Limits
Public Involvement in Nuclear Licensing
Emergency Response

PART V REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS, LIMITATIONS, AND CHALLENGES
Chapter 6 Regulatory Considerations
20th Century Regulatory Failures (TMI–2, Salem, Davis Besse)
21st Century Failures (Perry, Fukushima Daiichi)
Proactive vice Reactive Philosophy
Design Basis Accidents
Beyond Design Basis Accidents
Licensing Process and Technical Basis
Stakeholder Inolvement
National vice International Standards
Accidents Impacting Multiple nations
Regulatory Failures (Yucca Mountain)
Waste Disposal
Emerging Issues
Public Dose limits
Worker Dose limits

PART VI Solutions to Problems
PART VII Appendixes


Joseph John Bevelacqua, PhD, CHP, is the President of Bevelacqua Resources. A theoretical nuclear physicist by training, Dr. Bevelacqua is a Certified Health Physicist and Certified Senior Reactor Operator and has over 30 years of professional experience. This experience includes the medical, fuel cycle, accelerator, power reactor, environmental, and non–ionizing areas. He was a key player in the Three Mile Island and Hanford cleanup activities, and is an active researcher with over 75 publications. His research areas include heavy ion cancer therapy, theoretical physics, and health physics applications. He recently received California University′s Professional Excellence Award for his accomplishments.