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Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

  • Written by Eduardo B. Farfán, Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Director of the Center for Nuclear Studies, Kennesaw State University
Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environmentEven decades after the Chernobyl disaster, damage to the containment structures risks radioactivity escaping into the environment.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear...

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