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radionuclide generators: As well as
being extracted from
nuclear waste,
radioisotopes can be
produced deliberately with
nuclear reactors,
exploiting the high...
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radiological accident. Safe use of RTGs
requires containment of the
radioisotopes long
after the
productive life of the unit. The
expense of RTGs tends...
- A
trace radioisotope is a
radioisotope that
occurs naturally in
trace amounts (i.e.
extremely small).
Generally speaking,
trace radioisotopes have half-lives...
- Some must be
manufactured in
particle accelerators. Some
synthetic radioisotopes are
extracted from
spent nuclear reactor fuel rods,
which contain various...
- An
atomic battery,
nuclear battery,
radioisotope battery or
radioisotope generator uses
energy from the
decay of a
radioactive isotope to
generate electricity...
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Radiometric dating,
radioactive dating or
radioisotope dating is a
technique which is used to date
materials such as
rocks or carbon, in
which trace radioactive...
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simpler and
often have no
moving parts. Alternatively,
radioisotopes may be used in a
radioisotope electric rocket, in
which energy from
nuclear decay is...
- with
radioisotope and
radiation use and
promote their safe handling. Its
major activities include academic activities,
supplying radioisotopes, labeled...
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trace ocean composition and
temperature which seafood is from.
Thirteen radioisotopes have been characterized; the most
stable are 15 O with half-life 122...
- neodymium, samarium, osmium, and
uranium each have two
primordial radioisotopes (113 Cd , 116 Cd ; 128 Te , 130 Te ; 124 Xe , 136 Xe ; 144 Nd , 150...
