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Naming of Uranium
Uranium was named after the planet Uranus, discovered only eight years earlier in 1781.
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accident
accident consequence assessment
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accident risk assessment
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advection
AIHA
air quality
Air Quality Control Region (AQCR)
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alpha particle (α)
ambient air
American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
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AQCR
aquifer
Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act
As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA)
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