radioactive fallout
Airborne atomic residue
Radioactive fallout is the descent of airborne radioactive particles following a nuclear explosion or accident.
The particles contaminate surfaces they settle on—soil, water, buildings, skin.
Fallout can drift hundreds of miles from its source, carried by wind and weather.
The term extends figuratively to any harmful aftereffects: The political fallout from the scandal lasted years.
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- cesium-137Radioactive fission byproduct
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- liquidatorsThose who dissolve companies
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- Nuclear EventsChernobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile Island, meltdown, core meltdown
- nuclear physicsnuclear energy, fission, nuclear fission, neutron, proton
radioactive falloutclean air
Uncontaminated breathable gas
clean · pristine environment · safe · purity · decontamination
radioactive falloutground zero
Explosion's central impact point
blast wave · fireball · shock wave · detonation · point of impact
radioactive fallouthabitable zone
Region allowing liquid water
sanctuary · pristine wilderness · healthy · natural purity · pure air
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