radioactive

adjective

ra·dio·ac·tive | \ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈak-tiv

Definition of radioactive

: of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity

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Uranium and plutonium are radioactive.

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Bay Area & StatePittsburg residents fear city dump tainted with radioactive waste... — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, "Building paused as questions linger over contamination at SF’s Hunters Point," 28 June 2018 Microorganisms flourish at the bottom of the cold sea and in the vents of boiling hot springs; bacteria can even survive in radioactive waste. — Jason Pontin, WIRED, "The 19th-Century Crank Who Tried to Tell Us About the Microbiome," 15 June 2018 In the future, the MIT team hopes to build a stronger, more intelligent version of this robot that can be used for tasks such as medical procedures or cleaning up radioactive waste. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "These Soft, Magnetic Robots May One Day Crawl Inside Your Body," 13 June 2018 Such a plant would have produced nearly 600 full-time jobs in the region, though preparing the radioactive waste for disposal is also expected to create 400 jobs through 2040. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "Plan to make fuel from weapons-grade plutonium oxides dead on arrival," 13 May 2018 Waste Control Specialists owns a facility that already stores low-level radioactive waste and wants to expand. — Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "U.S. House passes bill to restart Yucca Mountain and look for interim sites for nuclear waste," 10 May 2018 Different water supplies worldwide also have their own radioactive signatures and help geolocate where a person may have spent part of their lifetime. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How U.S. Investigators Identify Korean War Dead Using DNA, Corn, and Water," 19 Sep. 2018 ANDREI LUGOVOI Accused of poisoning and killing ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 with radioactive tea in London, Lugovoi, a former KGB officer, parlayed his newfound fame into a political career. — Greg Norman, Fox News, "Russians accused of crimes abroad finding fame in their homeland," 13 Sep. 2018 He was served tea spiked with Polonium 210, a radioactive isotope. — Ellen Barry, New York Times, "Dawn Sturgess, British Woman Poisoned by Novichok, Dies," 8 July 2018

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