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radioactive

[rey-dee-oh-ak-tiv] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈæk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
active
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“The dangers are so much different. Instead of an explosion, it just turns off. There’s no radioactive waste. So this light touch is exactly what the Congress overwhelmingly … wanted the NRC to do.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

According to the team, the results strongly point to the Local Interstellar Cloud as the source of the radioactive material.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Instead, the deal allowed Iran’s scientists and technicians to continue gaining experience with nuclear technology and the handling of materials that aren’t only radioactive but also highly toxic and corrosive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Lynas however, says its by-product from rare earth refining produces a non-toxic, non-radioactive magnesium-rich gypsum and an iron phosphate with a very low level of naturally occurring radioactive material.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

If the number of neutrons creates an imbalance in the atom’s nucleus, that isotope is radioactive.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland



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