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Decay heat logo #21000 Decay heat is the heat released as a result of radioactive decay. This heat is produced as an effect of radiation on materials: the energy of the alpha, beta or gamma radiation is converted into the thermal movement of atoms. Decay heat occurs naturally from decay of long-lived radioisotopes that are primordially present from the Earth`s beginnin....
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Decay Heat

Decay Heat logo #20726The heat produced by the energy of decay of radionuclides.
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