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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Contamination

The deposit of radioactive material on the surface of structures, areas, objects, or personnel, following a nuclear explosion. This material generally consists of weapon debris becoming incorporated with particles of dirt, etc. Contamination can also arise from radioactivity induced in certain substances by the action of neutrons from a nuclear explosion.

See Radioactivity.

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