radioactive

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Neighbouring Arab Gulf states have frequently expressed concerns about the plant's reliability and raised the risk of radioactive leaks in the event of a major earthquake.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The extraction of the material would likely need to be conducted by an elite special operations team specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Both sides understood that these tests caused radioactive fallout that threatened the entire world.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin