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could challenge the nuclear establishment, but just don’t know where to begin?</p> <p><strong>You’ve come to the right place.</strong></p> <p>IEER provides technical assistance and training to activists, educators, students, policy makers, journalists, and others concerned about nuclear waste, weapons, and related issues. 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More in-depth information on specific topics can be found in our <a href="http://ieer.org/resource/topic/factsheets/">Fabulous Factsheet File</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://ieer.org/wp/resources/newsletters/">IEER’s newsletters</a> are also a great way to learn about these issues and have some fun with our “Dear Arjun” columns, Atomic Puzzlers, and Science for the Critical Masses. </p> </div> <div class="post-content"> <ul><li class="post-item" id="post-899"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/classifications-nuclear-waste/">Classifications of Nuclear Waste</a> <span>April, 1996</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-897"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/common-prefixes/">Common Prefixes</a> <span>April, 1996</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-165"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/converting-units/">Converting Units</a> <span>July, 2007</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-166"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/glossary/">Glossary of Technical Terms</a> <span>December, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-901"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/logarithms/">Logarithms</a> <span>May, 2006</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-900"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/measuring-radiation-terminology/">Measuring Radiation: <span class='subtitle'> Terminology and Units</span></a> <span>September, 2000</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-894"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/periodic-table-of-the-elements/">Periodic Table of the Elements</a> <span>January, 1996</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-906"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/properties-plutonium-isotopes/">Properties of Plutonium Isotopes</a> <span>April, 1996</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-890"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/scientific-notation/">Scientific Notation</a> <span>July, 2005</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-186"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/chemical-elements-symbols/">The Chemical Elements and their Symbols</a> <span>December, 2011</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-1934"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/the-second-law-of-thermodynamics/">The Second Law of Thermodynamics</a> <span>August, 2001</span></li> <li class="post-item" id="post-754"><a href="https://ieer.org/resource/classroom/types-of-nuclear-reactors/">Types of Nuclear Reactors</a> <span>May, 1996</span></li> </ul></div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <p class="copyright"> Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, © 2025</p> <p class="info"> <a href="#content">Back to Top</a> <span>•</span> <a href="https://ieer.org">Home</a> <span>•</span> <a href="https://ieer.org/terms-of-use/">Terms of Use</a> </p> </div> <p class="contact"> PO Box 5324 · Takoma Park, Maryland, 20913 USA · Tel. 1-301-509-6843 · E-mail: <script type="text/javascript">  </script></p> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/jquery.jplayer.min.js?ver=1.2" id="jplayer-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/haiku-player.js" id="haiku-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/haiku-minimalist-audio-player/js/jquery-ui-custom.min.js?ver=1.8.7" id="jquery-ui-custom-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=4d63a3d491d11ffd8ac6" id="wp-hooks-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=5e580eb46a90c2b997e6" id="wp-i18n-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="wp-i18n-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } ); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/swv/js/index.js?ver=6.0.3" id="swv-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="contact-form-7-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = { "api": { "root": "https:\/\/ieer.org\/wp-json\/", "namespace": "contact-form-7\/v1" } }; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/index.js?ver=6.0.3" id="contact-form-7-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="dlm-xhr-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var dlmXHRtranslations = {"error":"An error occurred while trying to download the file. 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