Chornobyl's fallout particles are not what scientists expected

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles are still sitting in the soil, and scientists say they aren't behaving the way they expected.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExpected how? Were they supposed to leave?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey were supposed to break down and release their radioactive material into the environment.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUsing powerful X-rays, researchers found that some of them have stayed surprisingly stable and are keeping that material inside, ScienceDaily reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the particles have been in the zone four decades and never once leaked.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn comms terms, that's a containment record, and frankly the strongest one in the whole story.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's radioactive dust that hasn't spread as fast as feared. I'd stop short of a record.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, they're holding the line. Reliable, discreet, stable under pressure. I've seen spokespeople with worse résumés.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe catch is the same as ever. They're still dangerous and they're still in the soil. Stable just means the danger is staying put.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStaying put. I'd call that a long-term commitment to the site.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForty years and they kept the contents to themselves. I've worked with people who couldn't manage forty minutes.