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Induced radioactivity

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000248

Radioactivity that is created when stable substances are bombarded by ionizing radiation. For example, the stable isotope cobalt-59 becomes the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 under neutron bombardment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000248
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000248",
  "term": "Induced radioactivity",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Radioactivity that is created when stable substances are bombarded by ionizing radiation. For example, the stable isotope cobalt-59 becomes the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 under neutron bombardment.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/induced-radioactivity/"
}

Record 248 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.