radioactive
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In these reactions, atomic nuclei repeatedly absorb neutrons and then undergo radioactive decay until they reach stable forms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
To avoid creating and managing radioactive waste, TAE wants to use a fuel that requires far hotter plasmas than other fusion companies aim for, posing a bigger physics challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
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
If there really was a fire in one of the storage pools, there was nothing to hold in radioactive materials, which would be carried in the smoke.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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