Sentences with phrase «low radioactivity»

«A silent search for dark matter: The world's most sensitive dark matter detector demonstrates record low radioactivity levels.»

While the results did not detect dark matter particles — known as «weakly interacting massive particles» or «WIMPs» — the combination of record low radioactivity levels with the size of the detector implies an excellent discovery potential in the years to come.

The world's most sensitive dark matter detector demonstrates record low radioactivity levels.

Not exact matches

Chemical toxicity and radioactivity levels should be kept as low as reasonably achievable in order to protect the biosphere.

And the usual approach is disturbingly low tech: human beings scrub radioactivity off walls, cars, and so on with soap and water.

The popular conception of nuclear power is straight out of The Simpsons: Springfield abounds with signs of radioactivity, from the strange glow surrounding Mr. Burn's nuclear power plant workers to Homer's low sperm count.

The majority of radioactive waste is «low - level waste», meaning it has low levels of radioactivity per mass or volume.

For instance, they can detect 1 milli Curie (mCi) of Cobalt - 60 (60Co) at a maximum distance of 3.5 metres, but are inefficient at measuring lower levels of radioactivity or at longer distances.

«It is not unusual for particle physicists to go hunting for low - radioactivity lead,» he says.

Treatment plants in Pennsylvania are accepting Fortuna wastewater with much lower levels of radioactivity from the company's wells there, Kessy said, but if plants can't take the higher concentrations, it could be crippling.

«They are the lowest - radioactivity front - end electronics in the world,» he said.

• Safe: free of disease - causing microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, spores); heavy metals; chemicals from industry and agriculture; pharmaceuticals; disinfectants and related by - products; radioactivity; and synthetic fluoride; • Fresh: neither salty nor stagnant; • Clean: physically, biologically and chemically; • Natural: coming from a pristine mountain stream, glacial river or fresh spring; • Hydrating: water with low surface tension and thus better hydrating; • Mineral balanced: contains a wide variety of minerals including trace minerals, excellent ionic activity (Total Dissolved Solids ~ 300 ppm), including cations such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium; and anions such as nitrate, chloride, bicarbonate, sulfate and carbonate.

That's for a product labeled simply «Uranium Ore» — a low - radioactivity sample being sold in a metal can for educational purposes.

The Federal and State laws require us to «hold» or hospitalize a cat until radioactivity levels emitted are too low to be harmful (typically a matter of 3 - 4 days).

The level of radioactivity is much lower that when human patients are discharged.

Some tokamak proponents contend that structure might be made out of an exotic material that will have low induced radioactivity.

The rest of the spent fuel * 96 # % volume is converted in low level waste (LLW) that can be handled without expensive precautions and stored safely with no fear of radioactivity pollution.