{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.release-process","code":"thing-release-process","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/release-process/","name":"release","alternateNames":["photoemission","alpha radiation","alpha ray","beta radiation","beta ray","electron radiation","neutron radiation","corpuscular radiation","particulate radiation","emission","field emission","photoelectric emission"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"noun.process","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.PRC"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{"substance":"activity","origin":"conceptual","agency":"inert","mobility":"not-applicable","scale":"not-applicable","affordances":["observable"]}},"whatItIs":"In the WordNet sense, a process that liberates or discharges something, an emission or release of matter or energy, with hyponyms the registry aliases name such as photoemission, the release of electrons by light, and radioactive emissions including alpha radiation or alpha rays, beta radiation or beta rays, and electron radiation; the sense covers physical release processes rather than the many other meanings of release, such as a product release, a legal release or emotional release. Radioactive releases are hazardous and are handled under radiation protection rules.","purpose":"Let an agent explain release as a physical discharge process, relay the emission hyponyms from physics sources, describe the named forms, route radiation exposure, and distinguish this sense from product releases, legal releases, prisoner release and emotional release.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Discharge of matter or energy","Physical process","Includes radiation","Many other senses"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What release as a process means.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is there a suspected radioactive release or exposure, in which case follow official radiation guidance and emergency services?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is release as a discharge process, and how does it differ from product, legal, prisoner and emotional release?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"forms","name":"Forms","description":"Named forms.","findings":[{"id":"forms-finding","name":"Forms","description":"Forms.","questions":[{"text":"What are photoemission and alpha, beta and electron radiation?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific form?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"physics","name":"Physics","description":"Physics.","layers":[{"id":"photoemission","name":"Photoemission","description":"Photoemission.","findings":[{"id":"photoemission-finding","name":"Photoemission","description":"Photoemission.","questions":[{"text":"How does light release electrons in photoemission?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits photoelectric effect?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"radiation","name":"Radiation","description":"Radioactive emission.","findings":[{"id":"radiation-finding","name":"Radiation","description":"Radiation.","questions":[{"text":"How do alpha and beta emissions occur in radioactive decay?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"safety","name":"Safety","description":"Radiation safety.","layers":[{"id":"protection","name":"Protection","description":"Radiation protection.","findings":[{"id":"protection-finding","name":"Protection","description":"Protection.","questions":[{"text":"How is exposure to radioactive emissions controlled?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"shielding","name":"Shielding","description":"Shielding.","findings":[{"id":"shielding-finding","name":"Shielding","description":"Shielding.","questions":[{"text":"How are alpha and beta emissions shielded?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits radiation shielding?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Other senses.","layers":[{"id":"senses","name":"Senses","description":"Other senses.","findings":[{"id":"senses-finding","name":"Senses","description":"Senses.","questions":[{"text":"How do product, legal and emotional release differ from this sense?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits software release?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"emission","name":"Emission","description":"Emission generally.","findings":[{"id":"emission-finding","name":"Emission","description":"Emission.","questions":[{"text":"How does emission relate to the release process sense?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information accurate?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain physical release processes such as photoemission and radioactive emission in general terms.","Distinguish this physical sense from other meanings of release."],"mustNot":["Handle or move radioactive sources outside licensed procedures.","Help anyone obtain radioactive material or cause a release that harms people.","Downplay radiation exposure risks from emissions.","Oversimplify emission physics in safety advice."],"requiresHuman":["Responding to a suspected radioactive release."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Radiation releases can harm workers and the public for generations.","Fear of radiation can be exploited if information is inaccurate."],"affectedParties":["Radiation workers","Nearby communities","Patients undergoing radiation procedures"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the process; radiation protection authorities license sources that emit.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-13540166-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"physical process","type":"related","note":"in WordNet terms"},{"target":"alpha decay","type":"related"},{"target":"software release","type":"related"},{"target":"legal release","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.release-process","Open English WordNet: oewn-13570875-n","WordNet: oewn-13540166-n hypernym of release (process)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["photoemission: electrons released by light note","alpha and beta radiation: particle emissions note","WordNet hypernym: physical process note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Process that liberates or discharges something","Photoemission, alpha radiation, alpha ray, beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation","A product release is a launch; a legal release waives a claim; prisoner release is freeing; emotional release is catharsis","Not a physical object; processes such as radiation or particle emission."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain the sense","relay emission hyponyms","describe named forms","route radiation exposure"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Radiation exposure","Confusing physical and other senses","Oversimplifying emission physics"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Radiation protection standards for radioactive emissions"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Liberating or discharging matter or energy.","photoemission","alpha emission","beta emission","electron emission"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-13570875-n","url":"https://en-word.net/id/oewn-13570875-n","note":"sense and gloss of the concept"},{"title":"Wiktionary: release","url":"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/release","note":"word senses and usage"}],"openQuestions":["Should radioactive emissions be linked to radioactive decay entries?","How should other senses of release be disambiguated?","Should photoemission be a separate entry?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-release-process/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-release-process/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:10:50Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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