radioactive in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for radioactive in the English»Italian Dictionary

radioactive [Brit ˌreɪdɪəʊˈaktɪv, Am ˌreɪdioʊˈæktɪv] ADJ

radioactive

radioattivo

Translations for radioactive in the Italian»English Dictionary

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radioattivo

radioactive

pulviscolo radioattivo, interstellare

radioactive, cosmic dust

isotopo radioattivo

radioactive isotope

cobaltoterapia

= cancer treatment involving radioactive cobalt

tracciante radioattivo

radioactive tracer

contaminazione radioattiva

radioactive contamination

ecomafia

a criminal Mafia organization that operates in the waste-disposal sector, especially that of toxic or radioactive waste

ricaduta radioattiva

radioactive fallout

nube radioattiva

radioactive cloud

radioactive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for radioactive in the English»Italian Dictionary

radioactive [ˌreɪ·dioʊ·ˈæk·tɪv] ADJ

radioactive

radioattivo, -a

Translations for radioactive in the Italian»English Dictionary

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radioattivo (-a)

radioactive

scorie -e

radioactive waste

radiocontaminazione

radioactive contamination

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English

It is the first element in the periodic table without any stable isotopes; every form of it is radioactive.

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When these safety devices are properly calibrated, maintained, and used, it is virtually impossible for a radiographer to be injured by a radioactive overexposure.

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Certain radioactive elements (such as plutonium-239) in spent fuel will remain hazardous to humans and other creatures for hundreds or thousands of years.

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In the case of an accident (or sabotage) it is expected that a fusion reactor might release far less radioactive pollution than would an ordinary fission nuclear plant.

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The source is typically the radioactive isotope cesium-137, with a half-life of about 30 years.

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There will usually be some free charge in the medium, for example due to cosmic radiation or radioactive decay.

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This isotope provides phenomenal power density because of its high radioactive activity, but has limited use because of its very short half-life of 138 days.

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The scope of his career in nuclear engineering consisted of reactor design, nuclear safety, fuel cycles, and radioactive waste management.

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He elaborates on how other released isotopes cause leukemia (strontium-90) and birth defects (cesium-137) before wondering at the foolish futility of colour-coding radioactive gases of such lethality.

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The tritium light source has to be replaced every 812 years, since it gradually loses its brightness due to radioactive decay.

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