radioactive

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To avoid creating and managing radioactive waste, TAE wants to use a fuel that requires far hotter plasmas than other fusion companies aim for, posing a bigger physics challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The license specifically applies to Atomic Alchemy, a wholly-owned subsidiary dealing in the production of radioactive isotopes.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

"Keep these separate, please," he said, "They may have radioactive dust on them."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau