Glossary N

The Environmental Glossary. Letter N +++ Popular Articles: 'Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)', 'NRC', 'Nitrogen'

NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) is a national program in which pollution dischargers such as factories and sewage treatment plants are given permits to discharge. These permits contain limits on the pollutants they are allowed to discharge.

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NRC --->National Research Council

The NSW Waterways (NSWW) Authority is a self-funding regulatory authority to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible use of the New South Wales (NSW) waterways by all boat operators.

A Nuclear electric power is Electricity generated by an electric power plant whose turbines are driven by steam generated in a reactor by Heat from the fissioning of nuclear fuel. See

A nuclear energy is Energy or power produced by nuclear reactions (fusion or fission).

A nuclear fallout is Emission into the environment of radionuclides produced during a nuclear fission event.

A nuclear fission is a type of nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two nearly equal parts, rather than ejecting one or a few small nuclear particles, as in most nuclear reactions.

Deutsch: Kernkraft / Español: Energía nuclear / Português: Energia nuclear / Français: Énergie nucléaire / Italiano: Energia nucleare

Nuclear power refers to the use of nuclear reactions to generate heat, which is then used to produce electricity. It involves processes such as nuclear fission, where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, releasing a significant amount of energy.

A nuclear radiation is Particles (alpha, beta, neutrons) or photons (gamma) emitted from the nucleus of unstable radioactive Atoms as a result of radioactive decay.

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