transuranic
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of an element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium
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of, relating to, or having the behaviour of transuranic elements
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Etymology
Origin of transuranic
C20: from trans- + uranic , from uranium
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Weissenborn and Hennig are already conducting additional experiments focused on highly radioactive transuranic phases found in the remaining debris.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Flohr said the Energy Department could finish shipping the transuranic waste out of Idaho by late 2026 or early 2027.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
“AMWTP has already proven it can be a national asset by receiving and processing transuranic waste from 13 different DOE site offices across the country,” the letter said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
More than 600 metres below ground near Carlsbad, New Mexico, is the world's only operating deep geological repository currently accepting transuranic nuclear waste: that contaminated by elements heavier than uranium.
From Nature ● Jan. 12, 2016
It would also be the first element heavier than uranium ever found—the first transuranic.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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