radioactive
Example Sentences
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The research team focused on detecting moments when a high-energy neutrino hits a carbon-13 nucleus and converts it into nitrogen-13, a radioactive form of nitrogen that decays roughly ten minutes later.
From Science Daily
The £1m scanner works by detecting gamma rays emitted by a radioactive substance that is injected into patients' bodies.
From BBC
Prof Smith from the University of Portsmouth in the UK, who has studied the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster, said the biggest danger linked to the site was disturbing radioactive dust.
From BBC
Greenpeace members on Saturday filmed the loading of about 10 containers with radioactive labels onto a cargo ship in the Channel port of Dunkirk, the NGO said.
From Barron's
The steel reactor vessel at the heart of each reactor building is surrounded by a thick concrete containment vessel, designed to hold radioactive materials that might escape from the reactor in an emergency.
From Literature
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