cesium 137
Americannoun
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Subsequent explosions and fire spewed 15,000 terabecquerels of radioactive cesium 137 alone, enough so that officials created an "exclusion zone" of 20 kilometers around the plant that persists today.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 9, 2012
The oceanic study estimates 27,000 terabecquerels of radioactive cesium 137 leaked into the sea from the Fukushima plant, north of Tokyo.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 31, 2011
Other measures are being taken to clean up the remaining radioactive matter, mainly cesium 137, which can last for generations.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2011
Other radioactive material, such as cesium 137 with a half-life of roughly 30 years, dissolves like salt in water, traveling into groundwater supplies and even .
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2011
In a reactor, many of the uranium 235 nuclei split apart, transforming into radioactive isotopes such as iodine 131 and cesium 137.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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