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Orphan radioactive source

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019859

Found or abandoned radioactive sources are described as "orphan" when their identifying marks have been removed or damaged.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019859
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesRadTown Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019859",
  "term": "Orphan radioactive source",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Orphan Radioactive Source",
  "definition": "Found or abandoned radioactive sources are described as \"orphan\" when their identifying marks have been removed or damaged.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RadTown Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/orphan-radioactive-source/"
}

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