Sentences with phrase «much radioactive decay»

Not exact matches

Krypton dating is much like the more - heralded carbon - 14 dating technique that measures the decay of a radioactive isotope — which has constant and well - known decay rates — and compares it to a stable isotope.

Davies» interest in Io's volcanoes arises from the moon's resemblance to an early Earth when heat from the decay of radioactive elements — much more intense than radiogenic heating today — created exotic, high - temperature lavas.

The obstacle I've never been able to get my mind around is that even at this primitive stage in the development of nuclear power, we can and do already generate radioactive waste much faster than it decays.

What is not clear, however, is how much of this heat is primordial — left over from the formation of the Earth — and how much is generated by radioactive decay.»

We should study all aspects of climate, including the most important source of energy into our world climate system (the only other being radioactive decay heat, I believe) a little longer before we make simplifying assumptions that lead us to stupid answers (such as CO2 is the only thing that affects world climate — which is effectively what the IPCC and green lobby asserts today regardless of how much they weasel word it if pressed.)