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Radioactive contamination

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000413

Undesirable radioactive material (with a potentially harmful effect) that is either airborne or deposited in (or on the surface of) structures, objects, soil, water, or living organisms (people, animals, or plants) in a concentration that may harm people, equipment, or the environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000413
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000413",
  "term": "Radioactive contamination",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Undesirable radioactive material (with a potentially harmful effect) that is either airborne or deposited in (or on the surface of) structures, objects, soil, water, or living organisms (people, animals, or plants) in a concentration that may harm people, equipment, or the environment.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/radioactive-contamination/"
}

Record 413 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.