radioactive

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But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

The U.S. military has elite teams specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

The government has yet to find a place to permanently store the soil it has scraped from the towns of Fukushima and until they do, the radioactive waste will continue to be a hazard.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland