radioactive
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Under the latest agreement, the government said the company must now halt all activities that produce radioactive waste within five years of its renewed operating licence.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Drawing on his training, he took some fabric, wet it and put it across the apartment entrance as a precaution to catch radioactive dust, he adds.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In these reactions, atomic nuclei repeatedly absorb neutrons and then undergo radioactive decay until they reach stable forms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Unlike fission, nuclear fusion generates “no long-lived radioactive waste,” Bechtel says, and unlike fossil fuels, it doesn’t involve burning finite resources and creating carbon emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
That same day, three helicopters that flew on a mission closer to the plant had returned to the ship covered in radioactive dust.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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