This is the World's Forgotten Radioactive

 

addictNews, Jakarta-Since the catastrophic earthquake, tsunami and explosions at Japan nuclear plant, the word 'radioactive' is very popular in the media and disturbing masyarat. Whether that is radioactive?
Radioactive decay is the process of atomic nuclei are unstable due to loss of energy and emit ionizing particles (radiation ioniasasi). Spontaneous emission, so it does not require interaction with other particles out of atoms.
Although radioactive decay often occurs because of the instability of the nucleus, sometimes appears also due to the presence of electrons in the atom radioactive.
Radioactive decay including a random process with a single atom level. Thus, according to quantum theory it is impossible to predict when an atom will decay. In akhrinya, radiokatif process also will produce waste.
Waste that comes from the cycle of nuclear fuel re-processing or nuclear weapons. Some incidents occur when radioactive material is not properly disposed of or a failure in the transport of radioactive protection.
In the Soviet Union, the waste stored at the bottom of Lake Karachay been damaged by dust storms in the area in 1968. As a result, about 500 thousand inhabitants exposed to radiation around 165 petabecquerels.
In France in the summer of 2008, some radiation-related accidents occur. One is the nuclear plant in the area, Tricastin, which during the drying process, uranium is not liquid evaporates when the tank is damaged. As a result, 75 kilograms of radioactive material into the soil meresak. In addition, 100 employees, low doses of radiation contamination.