The University of Texas at Austin
College of Engineering
Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program

Web Resources

Tables and Databases

National Nuclear Data Center - From The Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
Nuclear Data Services - From the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
IAEA's Nuclear Data Center - From the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
US Nuclear Data Program (USNDP) - List of databases links
International System of Units - SI Units
Table of radioactive isotopes - Provides a list of links to isotopes information - by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL)
Fission data - Fission yields, spontaneous fission prompt gamma-ray data by LBL

 

History

The Bureau of Atomic Tourism - A list of atomic museums and sites of atomic explosions
The Russian Nuclear Weapon Museum - From VNIIEF

History of SAROV - The birthplace of the Russian nuclear weapons by VNIIEF
History and technology of space nuclear propulsion - From the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
History of Radiation and Radiation Protection- From Idaho State University (ISU)
Hanford Site - Health Effects and Information Concerning Radioactive Releases from 1944-1972
Nobel Prizes for Research Involving X-Rays 

 

U.S. Government Agencies and Laboratories

DOE - United States Department of Energy
LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
NCRP - National Council on Radiation Protection
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ORIA - Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, A subdivision of EPA
United States Department of Energy National Laboratories and Facilities
Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project

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Institutes, Organizations, and Societies

Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Academy of Radiology Research 
American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA)
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
Association for Radiation Research (ARR)
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy (EFN)
European Atomic Forum (FORATOM)
Health Physics Society (HPS)
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC)
International Nuclear Societies Council (INSC)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REP)
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)g
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)
Uranium Information Center (UIC), Australia
World Nuclear Association
Uranium Information Center (UIC), Australia
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Weapons resources - From the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

 

General Information and Glossary of Nuclear Terms

Definition of nuclear terms (Idaho State University)
Glossary (University of Missouri-Rolla, Nuclear Engineering Dept)
Todd's Atomic Homepage
The Virtual Nuclear Tourist - Everything you need to know about nuclear power plants
The Bureau of Atomic Tourism - List of atomic museums and sites of atomic explosions

 

Health Physics and Radiation Health Effects

Health Effects After Chernobyl (IAEA 1996)
Human Radiation Experiments ( DOE)
Course in Radiation Health Effects (Hanford)
Health Physics Issues (RadWaste.org)
The Radiation Information Network (Idaho State University)
The Radiation and Health Physics Page (University of Michigan)
History of Radiation and Radiation Protection (Idaho State University)
NukeWorker.com -  Lots of information for nuclear workers.
RadWaste.org - Deals with radioactive waste, nuclear power and environmental issues
The Radiation Information Network - From Idaho State University (ISU)
The Radiation and Health Physics Page - Excellent page from the University of Michigan

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