Examples of radionuclide in a Sentence
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Accumulation of radionuclides in marine sediment is the main concern, says Buesseler.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
After a nuclear weapon test, for example, particles and gases from an explosion called nuclear fallout contaminate the environment and leave lingering radionuclides—atoms with unstable nuclei.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The process will remove almost all radionuclides from the wastewater, apart from tritium – a naturally occurring form of hydrogen that is the weakest of all of radioactive isotopes.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
These radionuclides then accumulate over time, eventually reaching levels high enough to damage DNA and RNA cells if ingested through seafood, such as oysters and lobsters, Richmond said.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
Conrad is currently analyzing desert tortoise samples from southwestern Utah, collected by Berry, to better relate exposure to radionuclides (like uranium) to their diets over the course of their lives.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
In the past, measuring radionuclides in animals has been challenging, writes Jake Buehler for New Scientist.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
Bob Richmond, a research professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, said the contamination from radionuclides in the waste water could transfer from the bottom of the food web through small organisms like phytoplankton to the largest, such as tuna.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
Alongside an independent contractor, the organization systematically reviewed all available documents related to LANL operations and identified records that contribute information about releases of chemicals and radionuclides from the site between 1943 and 2010.
—Monica Lopez, Scientific American, 27 July 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 11 Jan. 2012
After a nuclear weapon test, for example, particles and gases from an explosion called nuclear fallout contaminate the environment and leave lingering radionuclides—atoms with unstable nuclei.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
The process will remove almost all radionuclides from the wastewater, apart from tritium – a naturally occurring form of hydrogen that is the weakest of all of radioactive isotopes.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
These radionuclides then accumulate over time, eventually reaching levels high enough to damage DNA and RNA cells if ingested through seafood, such as oysters and lobsters, Richmond said.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
Conrad is currently analyzing desert tortoise samples from southwestern Utah, collected by Berry, to better relate exposure to radionuclides (like uranium) to their diets over the course of their lives.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2023
In the past, measuring radionuclides in animals has been challenging, writes Jake Buehler for New Scientist.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
Bob Richmond, a research professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and director of the Kewalo Marine Laboratory, said the contamination from radionuclides in the waste water could transfer from the bottom of the food web through small organisms like phytoplankton to the largest, such as tuna.
—Amudalat Ajasa, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
Alongside an independent contractor, the organization systematically reviewed all available documents related to LANL operations and identified records that contribute information about releases of chemicals and radionuclides from the site between 1943 and 2010.
—Monica Lopez, Scientific American, 27 July 2023
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First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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radionuclide
noun
ra·dio·nu·clide
-ˈn(y)ü-ˌklīd 
: a radioactive nuclide
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