Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Waste containing radioactive nuclides.

    radioaktiver Abfall

    радиоакти́вные отхо́дыradioaktívnyje otxódy

    радіоакти́вні відхо́диradioaktývni vidxódy

More definitions
  • useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.

    ruЕщё один интересный источник энергии - тепло, которое можно получить из радиоактивных отходов. — afyodor

  2. You shouldn't bathe in radioactive waste.

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  3. The problem of radioactive waste remains unresolved.

    ruПроблема радиоактивных отходов остается нерешенной. — sharptoothed

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · WestofEden · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. The issue of radioactive waste remains unresolved.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · michu3453 · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Radioactive waste entered the sea from the creeks.

Translations

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Forms

plural: radioactive wastes

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