radiation leak
1radiation — ra|di|a|tion [ ,reıdi eıʃn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it: There is a clear link between exposure to… …
2radiation */*/ — UK [ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a) chemistry a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it There is a clear link between… …
3leak — [lēk] vi. [ME leken < ON leka, to drip < IE base * leg , to drip, trickle, LACK, OIr legaim, (I) dissolve, Welsh llaith, damp] 1. to let a fluid substance out or in accidentally [the boats leaks] 2. to enter, or escape accidentally from, an …
4leak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small hole/crack VERB + LEAK ▪ have ▪ The boat had a small leak. ▪ develop, spring ▪ The pipe has sprung a leak. ▪ …
5radiation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ background ▪ low level ▪ damaging, harmful ▪ electromagnetic, gravitational, microwave, n …
6radiation — 01. Some of the people who died in Hiroshima were killed by [radiation], rather than the actual bomb blast. 02. Workers at the nuclear power plant were exposed to [radiation] during the leak. 03. [Radiation] spread throughout large parts of… …
7leak out — phr verb Leak out is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑news, ↑radiation, ↑word …
8Background radiation — This article is about ionizing radiation. For microwave background radiation from space, see Cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. Thermal radiation emitted by Earth is not considered in this category because it is not ionizing.… …
9List of civilian radiation accidents — This article lists notable civilian accidents involving radioactive materials or involving ionizing radiation from artificial sources such as x ray tubes and particle accelerators. Accidents related to nuclear power that involve fissile materials …
10Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Europe) — Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted Europe and related subjects extensively. The leak, which began on 28 November 2010, occurred when the website of WikiLeaks an international new media non profit organisation that… …
