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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 its fuel reception building was "partially destroyed", according to Ukraine's nuclear energy operator, Energoatom.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 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 on Mars, and the planet’s different disease burden, would speed up mutations there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“This move is a fundamental betrayal of EPA’s responsibility to protect human health,” said Joseph Goffman, former assistant administrator of the EPA Office of Air and Radiation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“Somebody asked, ‘What about the Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley?’

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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