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leakage

[lee-kij] / ˈli kɪdʒ /






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No leakage of nuclear materials was reported, it added.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Triggered by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, the meltdown in the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi led to radioactive leakage.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

What’s certain is that, to limit inevitable fuel leakage, these launches would have to be conducted quickly, within just a few weeks of each other.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

"We showed that the complex actually induces blood-brain barrier leakage, when the proteins alone did not," Simões-Pires says.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

The plutonium is inside a bunch of pellets, each one sealed and insulated to prevent radiation leakage, even if the outer container is breached.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir