radioactive dust
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radioactive
adjective
uk/ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/us/ˌreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/
having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking up ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk/dʌst/us/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition ofradioactiveanddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is expected that the latter can regulate the crossfield plasma particle transport in tokamak discharges which are contaminated byradioactivedust.
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I presume that he referred toradioactivedustand bacteriological warfare.
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The spread ofradioactivedustaround tanks that have been destroyed is being looked at carefully and lessons will no doubt be drawn from that.
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It talks about every part of the country being affected byradioactivedust.
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It is also submitted that theradioactivedustcan now be controlled.
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We are faced with the certain knowledge that the unleashing of furtherradioactivedustwill lead to the birth of babies who will suffer because of our short-sightedness.
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There is nothing kind, there is something appallingly cruel, in sending up these explosions and bringing downradioactivedustin ways which we cannot possibly control.
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But to send fire-fighting teams against a storm of hundreds of square miles, with winds of hurricane force and withradioactivedustswirling around, is totally out of the question.
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There are problems withradioactivedustin the former reactor hall, and there is an accumulation of radioactive water in the basement rooms of the reactor area.
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The release ofradioactivedustwas caused by a human error during a blockage of pebbles in a pipe.
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Some areas of the city have been polluted byradioactivedust.
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It was equipped with an air filtering mechanism with a capacity of 4000 cubic metres, appropriate to filter outradioactivedust.
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The scientists were exposed to high levels of radiation andradioactivedust.
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Californium isotopes with mass numbers 249, 252, 253, and 254 have been observed in theradioactivedust collected from the air after a nuclear explosion.
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