radioactive

Example Sentences

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But the radioactive material is all produced by ageing reactors outside the UK, and sometimes the supply is interrupted.

From BBC

If they were stopped by police, they were to tell officers they were a special delivery crew transferring radioactive material from the Dounreay nuclear power plant, near Thurso, for disposal at another site.

From BBC

Chernobyl is the site of the world's worst nuclear accident - a catastrophic explosion that sent a plume of radioactive material into the air in 1986, triggering a public health emergency across Europe.

From BBC

They’ve fretted especially about the Mexican flag, which is radioactive to conservatives — it’s the banner of our southern neighbor that we’ve been at war with, officially and not, for 175-plus years.

From Los Angeles Times

Further research has since uncovered that this part of the ocean had also served as a dumping ground for military munitions and radioactive waste.

From Los Angeles Times