| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| suomi | ydinlaskeuma, laskeuma, kertymä, radioaktiivinen laskeuma |
| Monikko | nuclear fallouts |
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
One of many possible fallout patterns mapped by the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency that could occur during a nuclear war (based on 1988 data)
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
Atmospheric nuclear weapon tests almost doubled the concentration of radioactive 14C in the Northern Hemisphere called the bomb pulse, before levels slowly declined following the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
(uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
Per capita thyroid doses in the continental United States resulting from all exposure routes from all atmospheric nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site from 1951 to 1962 and from emissions from plutonium production at the Hanford Site in Washington state