It is better today to be proactive, than to be radioactive tomorrow.

Artist: V.A. Bunakov

Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus spontaneously loses energy by emitting ionizing particles and radiation. The dangers of radioactivity and of radiation are not immediately recognized. A chronic radiation syndrome does exist but is very uncommon; this has been observed among workers in early radium source production sites and in the early days of the Soviet nuclear program. Radiation exposure can also increase the probability of contracting some other diseases, mainly cancer, tumors, and genetic damage.…learn more