radioactive
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He was the first to have shape-shifting powers, which he gained after encountering a mysterious radioactive pool of protoplasm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
Reactor number four at the Chernobyl power plant – in what is now northern Ukraine - had exploded, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In this study, researchers successfully recreated a key step in the process by observing proton capture on radioactive arsenic-73 for the first time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
For years, they fell within the Fukushima exclusion zone, an area that was too radioactive for the residents to return.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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