fallout

Dutch translation: radioactieve neerslag

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English term or phrase:fallout
Dutch translation:radioactieve neerslag

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13:31 Jan 28, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
Additional field(s): Military / Defense
English term or phrase: fallout
Definition from European Nuclear Society:
Radioactive material which falls back to the earth after the release into the atmosphere (e.g. by nuclear weapon tests, accidents). The fallout occurs in two forms: the close fallout consists of heavy particles which fall to the ground within some days near the place of release and in an area which, depending on the weather conditions, may reach up to several hundred kilometres in the wind direction. The world-wide fallout consists of lighter particles reaching higher atmospheric layers and distributed over a wide part of the earth because of atmospheric currents.

Example sentence(s):
  • Fallout creates large areas of contamination and the ionizing radiation coming off the fallout, which can damage tissues and penetrate through thin walls and glass US Department of Health & Human Services
  • The chemical properties of the different elements in the fallout will control the rate at which they are deposited on the ground. The less volatile elements will deposit first. Wikipedia
  • Weather conditions can affect fallout immensely. Particularly rainfall can "rain out" fallout to create very intense localized concentrations. University of Michigan
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radioactieve neerslag
Definition:
Radioactief materiaal dat vanuit de atmosfeer op het aardoppervlak neerkomt na een nucleaire explosie of incident.
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Definition from own experience or research:
Radioactief materiaal dat vanuit de atmosfeer op het aardoppervlak neerkomt na een nucleaire explosie of incident.

Example sentence(s):
  • Na explosies met kernwapens in de atmosfeer treedt er radioactief neerslag op in twee vormen: de lokale radioactieve neerslag bestaat uit de zwaardere deeltjes die binnen een paar dagen op de aarde vallen in de omgeving van de explosie en in een gebied dat, afhankelijk van de weersomstandigheden, vaak enige honderden kilometers windafwaarts ligt. - Nuclear research & consultancy group  
  • Radioactieve neerslag gemeten in koemelk (in Bq/l), Jaarlijks gemiddelde berekend op basis van wekelijkse à maandelijkse metingen in een boerderij te Dessel. - Statistics Belgium  

Explanation:
De Engelse term "fall-out" wordt ook wel gebruikt.
lhoon
Belgium
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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