radioactive waste
Equivalents
16 more languages
Catalàresidu radioactiu
Danskatomaffald
Ελληνικάραδιενεργά απόβλητα
Gàidhligsgudal rèidio-beò
Bahasa Indonesialimbah radioaktif
Italianoscoria radioattiva
日本語放射性廃棄物
한국어방사성 폐기물
Nederlandsradioactief afval
Polskiodpady promieniotwórcze
Portuguêslixo nuclear
Românădeșeuri radioactive
Русскийрадиоакти́вные отхо́ды
Svenskakärnkraftsavfall
Kiswahilitaka ya nyuklia
Examples
“Dealing with all the radioactive waste⟳ left on site is a slow-motion race⟳ against time, which will last⟳ so long that even the grandchildren of those working on site will not see⟳ its end⟳. The process⟳ will cost⟳ at least £121bn.”
“For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste⟳ for off-site storage.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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