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      06-03-2019, 02:42 AM   #130
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can't wait for the finale tomorrow. very good show. I'm having to brush up on my physics.

From what I understand it was mainly particle radiation or alpha/beta decay products that led to the firefighters and their clothes becoming 'contaminated'. And these also led to the burns we saw on the workers that looked at the reactor or were nearby. these products were also carried by the smoke.

Then you have high energy gamma/xray radiation (no particle). penetrating through the entire body of a person and also leading to radiation sickness as well. without a thick shield of lead these can't be stopped. but they only do 'immediate damage' to DNA and don't linger around.

my question is about the 'neutron bullets' legasov mentions. Did decay isotopes escape into the air too and continue to fission and rain down neutrons or something?

would love to hear an explanation from a physicist on this forum.
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