Title: Glossary
Course: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities > Section: HUM 299 Environmental Humanities

Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
ALARA | The most widely accepted standard for individual radiation exposure, “as low as reasonably achievable” puts considerable emphasis on the ethical and technical priority of individual health imp ...
Nuclear fuel cycle stages | As Alldred & Shrader-Frechette note, “nuclear generation of electricity involves a complex fuel cycle of at least nine stages: (1) mining uranium; (2) milling it; (3) converting it to uranium he ...
Nuclear plant siting | The geographical location of nuclear power plants is a significant issue of environmental justice. Generally speaking, a nuclear plant is a locally undesirable land use (LULU; see Unit #6 glossary ...