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radioactive cloud |
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radioactive cloud [¦rād·ē·ō′ak·tiv ′klau̇d] (nucleonics) A mass of air and vapor in the atmosphere carrying radioactive debris from a nuclear explosion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 2 megaton warhead would throw up a radioactive cloud that would Chernobylize the atmosphere for hundreds of miles around. Since the accident, anecdotal evidence of increased cancer rates near Chernobyl has mushroomed like a radioactive cloud. The radioactive cloud from Chernobyl reached California just ten days after its 1986 meltdown," Wasserman says. |
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