U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

A summary of atomic activities in the United States and related information for the use of industrial firms and the general reader.

The Atomic Energy Commission receives frequent requests for information about the uses and problems of atomic energy presented in brief and nontechnical form. This leaflet is one of a series designed to meet this need. It answers some of the more frequent questions about nuclear radiations and radioactivity, and how people are protected against them.