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Undesirable presence of radioactive substances
Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids
Radioactive_contamination
Presence of an unwanted element
nuclear safety and radiation protection are required, radioactive contamination is a concern. Radioactive substances can appear on surfaces, or within solids
Contamination
Environmental contamination by nuclear weapons production
Colorado, caused radioactive contamination (primarily from plutonium, americium, and uranium) within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily
Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant
Radioactive_contamination_from_the_Rocky_Flats_Plant
1957 radiological contamination disaster in the Soviet Union
the Mayak disaster or Ozyorsk disaster in newer sources, was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on 29 September 1957 at Mayak, a plutonium
Kyshtym_disaster
1984 Mexican radiation incident
A radioactive contamination incident occurred in 1984 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, originating from a radiation therapy unit purchased by a private medical
Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident
Ciudad_Juárez_cobalt-60_contamination_incident
Type of radiological weapon
are designed to disperse radioactive material over a certain area. They act through the effects of radioactive contamination on the environment and related
Dirty_bomb
1987 radioactive contamination incident in Brazil
locally as the caesium-137 accident/caesium-137 Goiânia, was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás
Goiânia_accident
Electrical generator that uses heat from radioactive decay
stripped by metal hunters, despite the risk of radioactive contamination. Transforming the radioactive material into an inert form reduces the danger
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
Severe events involving radioactive materials
mines are vulnerable to attacks which could lead to widespread radioactive contamination. The attack threat is of several general types: commando-like
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Food recall in the United States
Indonesia produced by PT BMS (Bahari Makmur Sejati) had received radioactive contamination from caesium-137. This initial report indicated that none of the
2025 radioactive shrimp recall
2025_radioactive_shrimp_recall
Steel produced prior to the 1940s
deposited into the steel, giving it a weak radioactive signature. Another source of radioactive contamination was the coating of steel cauldrons in cobalt-60
Low-background_steel
Disaster exclusion zone in Ukraine
of approximately 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi) in Ukraine is where radioactive contamination is the highest, and public access and habitation are accordingly
Chernobyl_exclusion_zone
Adverse environmental contamination
pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination, radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, light pollution, and visual pollution
Pollution
1968 aviation accident
and the nuclear payload to rupture and disperse, resulting in radioactive contamination of the area. The United States and Denmark launched an intensive
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash
1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash
Range of safety measures
body or due to internal irradiation caused by the ingestion of radioactive contamination. Ionizing radiation is widely used in industry and medicine, and
Radiation_protection
Result of nuclear radiation exposure
can cause burns, but alpha and beta radiation can only do so if radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout is deposited on the individual's skin or clothing
Acute_radiation_syndrome
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
months. The Baker test's radioactive contamination of all the target ships was the first case of immediate, concentrated radioactive fallout from a nuclear
Operation_Crossroads
Instrument for measuring ionizing radiation
radiation survey meters, personnel and environmental monitoring for radioactive contamination, medical imaging, radiometric assay, nuclear security and nuclear
Scintillation_counter
Fortification in Paris, France
Radioactifs (National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management) (ANDRA). 61 barrels with caesium-137 and radium-226 contamination are still stored at the fort
Fort_d'Aubervilliers
Radioactive isotope of caesium
result, if a radiography source were to be damaged, the risk of radioactive contamination is high. It is possible to make water-insoluble caesium sources
Caesium-137
Residual radioactive material following a nuclear blast
consequences on both short- and long-term time scales, and can cause radioactive contamination far away from the areas impacted by the more immediate effects
Nuclear_fallout
Forest within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine
the resulting clouds of smoke and dust, heavily polluted with radioactive contamination. The trees died from this radiation. The explosion and fire at
Red_Forest
Most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested
amount of radioactive fission products, avoided the fireball's contact with the Earth's surface, thus eliminating radioactive contamination of the soil
Tsar_Bomba
Industrial research and development facilities in California
evidence to identify an explicit link between cancer rates and radioactive contamination in the area. Since 1947 the Santa Susana Field Laboratory location
Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory
Waves or particles moving through space
Convention, 1960 – by International Labour Organization Radioactive contamination Radioactive decay Weisstein, Eric W. "Radiation". Eric Weisstein's World
Radiation
Emissions from unstable atomic nuclei
Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable
Radioactive_decay
Stream in St. Louis County, Missouri
Corps confirms radioactive contamination in yards by Coldwater Creek". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved January 2, 2016. "More radioactive material found
Coldwater Creek (Missouri river tributary)
Coldwater_Creek_(Missouri_river_tributary)
Coral atoll in the Marshall Islands
decreased enough that tourism is possible. However, the lingering radioactive contamination makes it unfit to return from what was expected to be short-term
Bikini_Atoll
Former Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England
"MoD reveals 15 radioactive UK sites". The Guardian. (20 December 2011). "MoD loses battle to block radioactive waste contamination report". The Guardian
RAF_Newton
Scale to enable communication of safety information in nuclear accidents
magnitude (e.g. a core meltdown) may not result in an intense radioactive contamination, as the incident at the Swiss research reactor in Lucens shows
International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
International_Nuclear_and_Radiological_Event_Scale
Measurement of absorbed ionizing radiation
measurements of gamma radiation, radioactive particulate monitoring, and the measurement of levels of radioactive contamination. Other significant radiation
Dosimetry
Radioactive isotope of cobalt
confiscated and held in a US radioactive storage facility after testing positive for 60Co. A radioactive contamination incident occurred in 1984 in Ciudad
Cobalt-60
Ongoing cleanup after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
The Fukushima disaster cleanup is an ongoing attempt to limit radioactive contamination from the three nuclear reactors involved in the Fukushima Daiichi
Fukushima nuclear accident cleanup
Fukushima_nuclear_accident_cleanup
Atoll nuclear tests Hanford Site Rocky Flats Plant, see also radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant Techa River Pollution of Lake Karachay
Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
Lists_of_nuclear_disasters_and_radioactive_incidents
Chemical element with atomic number 55 (Cs)
Acerinox accident, a caesium-137 contamination accident in 1998 Goiânia accident, a major radioactive contamination incident in 1987 involving caesium-137
Caesium
Measurement of radiation doses or contamination
radiation dose or radionuclide contamination for reasons related to the assessment or control of exposure to radiation or radioactive substances, and the interpretation
Radiation_monitoring
Nuclear reprocessing plant in Russia
accidents and radioactive contamination. In 1949–1951, 76 million m3 of toxic chemicals and 3.2 million curies 750 km2 (290 sq mi) of radioactive waste were
Mayak
Kudrik and Alexandr Nikitin. Russian Northern Fleet: Sources of Radioactive Contamination[dead link]. Bellona Report 2:1996, 28. August 1996. Eric Schlosser
List of military nuclear accidents
List_of_military_nuclear_accidents
1954 U.S. thermonuclear weapon test in the Marshall Islands
reactions involving lithium-7, which led to radioactive contamination in the surrounding area. Radioactive nuclear fallout, the heaviest of which was in
Castle_Bravo
Structure covering destroyed unit 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
1986 Chernobyl disaster, the sarcophagus was designed to limit radioactive contamination of the environment by encasing the most dangerous area and protecting
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus
Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant_sarcophagus
2011 nuclear accident in Japan
protests in neighboring countries. The expense of cleaning up the radioactive contamination and compensation for the victims of the Fukushima nuclear accident
Fukushima_nuclear_accident
Regulations for uses of radioactive materials
dose (ingestion or inhalation of radioactive materials), and external radiation dose due to radioactive contamination. Nuclear safety therefore covers
Nuclear_safety_and_security
Studies of radiation effects on humans
performed to understand the effects of ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination on the human body, specifically with the element plutonium. Numerous
Human_radiation_experiments
Branch of physics focused on radiation protection
measurement Internal dosimetry and external dosimetry Radioactive waste management Radioactive contamination, decontamination and decommissioning Radiological
Health_physics
1958 proposal to use nukes to create an artificial harbor at Cape Thompson, Alaska
publicly-stated goals of the project with reduced releases of radioactive contamination. However, as Alaskan business leaders showed there was no economic
Project_Chariot
Former nuclear reactor in Switzerland
tube to fail, and partial meltdown of the core, resulting in radioactive contamination of the cavern. After international breakthroughs in Nuclear technology
Lucens_reactor
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
sarcophagus, completed in December 1986, reduced the spread of radioactive contamination and provided radiological protection for the crews of the undamaged
Chernobyl_disaster
Radioactive waste dumping site in Russia
Thomas B. Cochran; Robert Standish Norris; Kristen L. Sukko. "Radioactive Contamination at Chelyabinsk-65, Russia" (PDF). Natural Resources Defense Council
Lake_Karachay
Instrument used for measuring ionizing radiation
Geiger counters are still used as a general purpose, portable, radioactive contamination measurement and detection instrument, owing to their relatively
Geiger_counter
Persons exposed to nuclear test fallout
but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons
Downwinders
Nuclear test area in Nye County, Nevada, US
2001, the Schooner crater has the highest annual mean concentration of radioactive tritiated water of any area of the NNSS. The Schooner crater area resembles
Pahute_Mesa
Unusable radioactive materials
nuclear fuel are regulatory and economic as well as the problem of radioactive contamination if chemical separation processes cannot achieve a very high purity
Radioactive_waste
Collision between a USAF B-52G and KC-135 over the Mediterranean Sea near Spain
response to the contamination, the U.S. and Spanish authorities conducted cleanup operations, removing approximately 1,750 tons of radioactive soil, which
1966_Palomares_accident
British power plant manager (1917–2008)
participant in efforts to put out the fire which was emitting radioactive contamination into the air, and so played a key role in minimising Britain's
Tom_Tuohy
Dry particulates obscuring clarity of the sky
Vietnam forest fires 2024 Indo-Pakistani smog Air radioactive contamination 1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution By countries China Hong Kong India Macau
Haze
organizations may attack facilities possessing radioactive material in order to cause widespread radioactive contamination or to construct nuclear weapons. Such
Vulnerability of nuclear facilities to attack
Vulnerability_of_nuclear_facilities_to_attack
Comparison between the Chernobyl disaster and Fukushima nuclear disaster
with Fukushima Cultural impact Deaths Dogs Elephant's Foot Groundwater contamination TORCH report Individuals Aleksandr Akimov Efim Slavsky Anatoly Dyatlov
Comparison of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents
Comparison_of_the_Chernobyl_and_Fukushima_nuclear_accidents
Assessment of Chernobyl's impact on Earth since 1986
Chernobyl disaster of 26 April 1986 triggered the release of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere in the form of both particulate and gaseous
Effects of the Chernobyl disaster
Effects_of_the_Chernobyl_disaster
Groundwater contaminated from the Chernobyl disaster
freshwater damage, it relates to so-called “secondary” contamination, caused by the delivery of radioactive materials through unconfined aquifers to the groundwater
Chernobyl groundwater contamination
Chernobyl_groundwater_contamination
Food safety scandal in Mexico
Between 1986 and 1988, thousands of tons of radioactive milk were distributed in Mexico by the Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares (CONASUPO)
1986–1988 radioactive milk distribution in Mexico
1986–1988_radioactive_milk_distribution_in_Mexico
EPA superfund site in Missouri, US
2015. Hanford site Radioactive contamination Barker, Jacob (2015-11-12). "'First Secret City' tells story of radioactive contamination, cleanup, in St.
West_Lake_Landfill
Radioactive waste dumping in Perak, Malaysia
The 1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution is a radioactive waste pollution incident in Bukit Merah of Kinta District in Central Perak, Malaysia. The outcome
1982 Bukit Merah radioactive pollution
1982_Bukit_Merah_radioactive_pollution
Topics referred to by the same term
materials for nuclear medicine Radioactive contamination Radioactive waste Radioactive, a graphic novel by Lauren Redniss Radioactive (film), a biographical film
Radioactive_(disambiguation)
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
fragments containing radioactive material to spread across the country. According to a United Nations Environment Programme report, radioactive material contaminated
Iraq_War
Isotope of iodine
since radioactive elemental iodine gas may be released. Airborne I-131 may cause a greater risk of second-hand exposure, spreading contamination over a
Iodine-131
Radionuclide emitting ionizing radiation
in common use for the calibration of radioactive contamination instruments. This has a known amount of radioactive material fixed to its surface, such
Radioactive_source
Presence of dangerous substances in the air
the Sahara reaches the Amazon rainforest in South America. Radon is a radioactive gas that can build up in buildings from the soil. It can cause lung cancer
Air_pollution
Former Royal Air Force station in Moray, Scotland
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) was investigating radioactive contamination at the site linked to the use of "glow in the dark paint" in Second
RAF_Kinloss
Test to study nuclear shock waves
caesium-140, and especially strontium-90, which still presents a radioactive contamination problem in the area of the tests. Lanthanum-140 has a specific
RaLa_Experiment
Radioactive isotope of strontium
Strontium-90 (90 Sr) is a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by nuclear fission, with a half-life of 28.91 years. It undergoes β− decay into 90
Strontium-90
Partially abandoned city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
dissolved and merged with Ivankiv Raion in 1988, owing to widespread radioactive contamination in the region. Ivankiv Raion, in turn, was dissolved and merged
Chernobyl
Golf II-class ballistic missile submarine
the section they recovered were the bodies of six men. Due to radioactive contamination, the bodies were buried at sea in a steel chamber in September
Soviet_submarine_K-129_(1960)
Environmental issues of Karachi
Nazimabad housing project worth over Rs. 100 billion ($1 billion). Radioactive contamination resulting from 20th century activities in atomic physics, such
Environment_of_Karachi
Process of removing hazardous materials from the human body
Incident Support Unit Mass decontamination Radioactive contamination "Remm server" (PDF). "Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure | CDC". 23 October
Human_decontamination
Atoll in French Polynesia
Polynesia's president, Oscar Temaru, due to the high levels of radioactive contamination. The atoll is still guarded by French Forces. A report from 2012
Moruroa
Failed CIA mission
was lost. Three recovery attempts failed, leading to fears of radioactive contamination of the Ganges or repurposing for a dirty bomb. Another CIA RTG-powered
India–United States espionage on Nanda Devi
India–United_States_espionage_on_Nanda_Devi
"hot" (radioactive) area of a nuclear power plant or a facility in the nuclear fuel cycle is ipso facto radioactive, even if no contamination or neutron
Environmental impact of nuclear power
Environmental_impact_of_nuclear_power
1983 film by Mike Nichols
the plant; Silkwood herself had forty times the legal limit of radioactive contamination in her system. Streep had just finished filming Sophie's Choice
Silkwood
Japanese reaction to the Fukushima nuclear disaster
fears for contamination with radioactive fallout, 44 of 74 major towns in Japan were testing school lunches or food-components for radioactive cesium. In
Japanese reaction to Fukushima nuclear accident
Japanese_reaction_to_Fukushima_nuclear_accident
Measurement of radioactivity within the body
contamination when leaving a radiation controlled area. If a gamma ray is emitted from a radioactive element within the human body due to radioactive
Whole-body_counting
Hypothetical tectonic weapon causing tsunamis
detect and destroy enroute and that development would result in radioactive contamination of the ocean, making it impossible to carry out in secret. Modern
Tsunami_bomb
Class of Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine
Nuclear-powered vessels". The Russian Northern Fleet: Sources of Radioactive Contamination. Bellona Foundation (Report). Archived from the original on 17
Yasen-class_submarine
Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)
levels of radioactive contamination, her papers from the 1890s are considered too dangerous to handle. Even her cookbooks are highly radioactive. Her papers
Marie_Curie
Chernobyl Power Plant protective housing
environmentally safe system (i.e., confine the radioactive materials at the site to prevent further environmental contamination). Reduce corrosion and weathering of
Chernobyl New Safe Confinement
Chernobyl_New_Safe_Confinement
Region of Belarus
mandatory or voluntary resettlement areas as a result of the radioactive contamination. Gomel region comprises 21 districts and 2 city municipalities
Gomel_region
Atoms or particles produced by nuclear fission
The fission products themselves are usually unstable and therefore radioactive. Due to being relatively neutron-rich for their atomic number, many of
Nuclear_fission_product
Illicit acts involving radioactive material
activity, and an inspection of her apartment showed high levels of radioactive contamination. Thereafter, Silkwood and two other co-workers personally associated
Crimes involving radioactive substances
Crimes_involving_radioactive_substances
US company and Superfund site
watches and other instruments with luminous paint, suffered serious radioactive contamination. Lawyer Edward Markley was in charge of defending the company
United States Radium Corporation
United_States_Radium_Corporation
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
effect, which would not cause an explosion but would release radioactive contamination. For this reason, pilots were advised to crash on land rather
Little_Boy
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
tower. Photographic film was placed in nearby towns to detect radioactive contamination, and seismographs were placed in Tucson, Denver, and Chihuahua
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Four mountains sacred to the Navajo
considered one of the most highly polluted sites in the U.S. to do radioactive contamination from uranium mining. In the 1890s, gold and silver mining commenced
Four Sacred Mountains of the Navajo
Four_Sacred_Mountains_of_the_Navajo
Median aerodynamic diameter (MAD) is one of two parameters influencing the deposition of inhaled particles, the other being the geometric standard deviation
Median_aerodynamic_diameter
highly radioactive (but short-lived) or moderately radioactive (but long-lived), and as such, they are a serious form of radioactive contamination. Fission
Nuclear_weapon
Former Royal Naval Air Station in Fife, Scotland
remaining contamination. During the two-year project, areas of the foreshore were excavated and processed to remove asbestos and radiological contamination. Around
RNAS_Donibristle
experiments to determine the effects of ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination on the human body, generally on people who were poor, sick, or
Unethical human experimentation in the United States
Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States
Radiation measurement instrument
to check such as personnel, equipment and the environment for radioactive contamination and ambient radiation. The hand-held survey meter is probably
Survey_meter
2006 fatal poisoning of Russian defector
with Litvinenko on 1 November was later found to be free from radioactive contamination. On 30 November, it was reported that further medical tests had
Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko
Radioactive water from a 2011 nuclear accident in Japan
Radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan began being discharged into the Pacific Ocean on 11 March 2011, following the
Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Discharge_of_radioactive_water_of_the_Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable
radionuclide (radioactive nuclide, radioisotope or radioactive isotope) is a nuclide that is unstable and known to undergo radioactive decay into a different
Radionuclide
Geologic damage caused by underground nuclear testing
increasing permeability and the risk of release of radionuclides and radioactive contamination of the environment. Locations said to have undergone the syndrome
Tired_mountain_syndrome
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, Japanese
Powerful Ruler; Shore; Innocent
Girl/Female
Muslim
Light, Bright
Male
German
Contracted form of German Hildebert, HILBERT means "battle-bright."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kalpeshwar | கலà¯à®ªà¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beneficial; Happy; Lucky; Auspicious
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Ardour; rashness.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Wins Heart
Boy/Male
Muslim
Satisfied. Content.
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n.
Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
a.
Capable of radiating; acting by radiation.
n.
The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
n.
A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years.
n.
The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.