radiation
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But, at least in theory, when a ship crashes or sinks there should be no radiation leak; the reactor would shut itself down.
This process releases energy in a phenomenon known as bremsstrahlung, or "braking radiation."
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When ultraviolet light interacts with these particles, it gains energy and transforms into intense X-ray radiation.
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Tarakanov told AFP that radiation levels at the site had remained "stable and within normal limits".
From Barron's
The Cone Nebula and the Fox Fur Nebula At the top of this star filled scene sits the Cone Nebula, a tall structure of gas and dust shaped by powerful radiation from nearby young stars.
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