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THE PHENOMENON

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IN DAILY LIFE

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QUESTION OF DOSES

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AT THE DOCTOR’S

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At the laboratory

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At the museum

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NUCLEAR ENERGY

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RADIOACTIVE WASTE

A general public knowledge base dedicated to radioactivity created and maintained by the french physics community

CSome fission products have the potential to hinder the operation of nuclear reactors. These reactor poisons may easily capture neutrons. The best known is the xenon-135, which accumulates after the reactor shutdown and prevented from restarting for one or two days.

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