Sentences with phrase «leaked radioactive materials»

The study, published in the online journal Environmental Science & Technology (ACS Publications), determined the impact of intrinsic colloid formation on increased migration of leaked radioactive materials in the environment.

No containment structures exist over the spent fuel pools; the pools are vulnerable to a loss - of - coolant scenario; mock attack drills reveal accessibility to and vulnerability of spent fuel buildings; and two of the spent fuel pools at Indian Point have been leaking radioactive materials.

There is a minuscule chance that the reactor will meltdown or that it will leak radioactive materials.

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Investors felt the biggest shock waves when Japan's prime minister announced that radioactive material had leaked from the Fukushima Dai - ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima province and that more leaks were possible.

One possible solution to quickly measure a population's exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear disaster or some other large - scale leak of radioactive material — such as a so - called «dirty bomb» attack — would be to scan the body in places where that material is most readily absorbed.

From samples of seawater, Jota Kanda of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology estimated last year that about 0.3 terabecquerels (TBq) of radioactive material are leaking into the sea each month.

On 23 May 2013, a malfunction sent a brief, unexpectedly high intensity beam at a gold target and vaporized radioactive material leaked into the experiment hall.

According to NRC officials, the amount of radioactive materials from underground piping system leaks has been small relative to these permitted discharges.