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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Radiation levels at the facility remained within normal limits following the attack, although the building's reception was "partially destroyed", according to Ukraine's Energoatom nuclear energy operator.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Radiation levels were normal, and the nuclear station—where four reactors supply 25% of the Emirates’ power needs—continued to operate, the Abu Dhabi media office said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Radiation in much of the "exclusion zone" around the plant is now at levels low enough to be safe to visit for limited periods, but no one is allowed to live there legally.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Radiation in the expanding universe gradually lost energy as its wavelengths stretched with spacetime.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Radiation, in fact, is so pernicious and long lasting that even now her papers from the 1890s–even her cookbooks–are too dangerous to handle.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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