radionuclide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of radionuclide
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The water is treated to remove most radioactive elements except for tritium, a radionuclide difficult to separate from water, and then diluted to internationally accepted levels before being released into the ocean.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
Aeon, a major supermarket chain Aeon that has been testing cesium and iodine levels in fish, announced plans to also test for tritium, a radionuclide inseparable from water.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The researchers wrote that there are “locations in New Mexico where radionuclide deposition reached levels on par with Nevada.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
“If one barrier fails, you have other barriers that can minimize or prevent radionuclide release.”
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 23, 2022
The monitoring stations at Dubna and Kirov, which ceased transmitting data on 10 August, monitor radionuclide particles in the air.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2019
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