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Smock of British military NBC suit in Disruptive Pattern Material. Overboots to be worn over combat boots. NBC stands for nuclear, biological, and chemical. [1] It is a term used in the armed forces and in health and safety, mostly in the context of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) clean-up in overseas conflict or protection of emergency services during the response to terrorism, though there ...
Bunker gear – Personal protective equipment used by firefighters; CBRN defense – Protective measures against hazardous materials warfare, new military equivalent of NBC (now with radiological) Demron – Non-toxic and flexible polymer radiation-shielding fabric; Fire proximity suit – Suit designed to protect from high temperatures
Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this". [1]
MOPP (an acronym for "Mission Oriented Protective Posture"; pronounced "mop") is protective gear used by U.S. military personnel in a toxic environment, e.g., during a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear strike: Protective mask – Commonly referred to as a gas mask or pro mask. It is designed to filter harmful chemical and ...
CBRN disposal technicians taking part in a training exercise. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is a class of protective measures taken in situations where chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (including terrorism) hazards may be present.
Nuclear bombs are extremely deadly weapons, but their worst effects are confined to a limited zone. A government safety expert says its entirely possible to survive a nuclear explosion and its ...
Lead is used for shielding in x-ray machines, nuclear power plants, labs, medical facilities, military equipment, and other places where radiation may be encountered.. There is great variety in the types of shielding available both to protect people and to shield equipment and experi
Hot cells are of nuclear proliferation concern, as they can be used to carry out the chemical steps used to extract plutonium (whether weapons grade or not) from reactor fuel. [ citation needed ] The cutting of the used fuel, the dissolving of the fuel in hot nitric acid and the first extraction cycle of a nuclear reprocessing PUREX process ...