Synonyms for radioactivity
ˌreɪ di oʊ ækˈtɪv ɪ tira·dioac·tiv·i·ty

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1. radiation, radioactivitynoun

   the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, irradiation

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1. List of paraphrases for "radioactivity":

   radioactive, radiation

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   While inspectors would likely be able to detect radioactive isotopes at a site after 24 days, that delay would enable Iran to escape detection of any illicit building and improving of possible military dimensions( PMD) - the tools that go into building a bomb but don't emit radioactivity.

2. James Acton:

   The main danger here is damage to the systems needed to keep the fuel in the reactor cool -- external power lines, emergency diesel generators, equipment to dissipate heat from the reactor core, in a war, repairing this equipment or implementing countermeasures could be impossible. In the worst case, the fuel could melt and spread large amounts of radioactivity into the environment.

3. Yves Marignac:

   A scenario which leads to water loss by damage to the pools could lead to a release of radioactivity of the same or higher order than a core meltdown.

4. David Brenner:

   Radioactivity has a half-life, it does simply decay away in roughly a day or two.

5. Nick Pope:

   Scientific advice should be sought when necessary for instance, if a soil sample needs to be checked for radioactivity, but one doesnt need to be a scientist, or even adopt a scientific methodology, to interview a witness, cross-check with information about flight paths and find out, say, that at the time and location of a particular UFO sighting, the Goodyear blimp was in the area.