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What are the three most important ways of reducing the radiation exposure from fallout from a nuclear weapon?
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Time, Distance, and Shielding
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What contributes to background-radiation exposure?
Many things. Some of which are Radon gas, trace radioactive materials in food and water, high energy gamma rays from space, nuclear weapon fallout, coal ash, luminus watch dials, and pottery fired with uranium based glazes.
What are the short term effects of nuclear bombs?
The main short term effects are:blastfirethermal burnsflash blindnessradiation sicknessbeta burns (from fallout exposure)
Why was the prypiat abbanoned?
Prypiat was abandoned due to the large amount of radiation and fallout that was released from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after the explosion of Reactor 4.
Radiation fallout radius of a 50 kiloton nuke?
This is impossible to answer with any accuracy as it depends on too many variables, including:burst height/depthwind speed & directionprecipitation (causing rainout hotspots)low fallout (clean) or normal fallout or high fallout (salted/dirty) designFallout usually doesn't have a simple radius like blast & thermal, it comes down in an elongated plume driven by changing wind directions.
What are the different types of radiation?
There are Alpha, Beta, Gamma, X-rays, radio frequecy and neutron radiation. Only Gamma radiation and X-rays are actually energy. Alpha particles - helium nuclei produced by radioactive decay, they are easily blocked, but harmful if ingested, inhaled, or allowed into the body through a wound Beta particles - electrons and positrons given off during decay or fission, they can be stopped by protective clothing and a mask; These can damage skin and produce a burn similar to a thermal burn Gamma radiation and X-rays - gamma rays are high-energy photons emitted during a fission and fusion and by fallout; like x-rays, which are distinguished by their source (electrons), gamma rays can result in whole-body radiation exposure Neutrons (neutron radiation) - large nuclear particles that have the potential to ionize multiple cells; they are emitted in large numbers during a fission or fusion reaction, and can create dangerously radioactive isotopes from common elements; they do not present a direct fallout hazard
Identify THREE reasons a person may develope radiation sickness?
repeated exposures to both high-energy radiation and high levels of fallout exposure to high levels of fallout a single exposure to high-energy radiation
Three reasons a person may develop radiation sickness?
- exposure to high levels of fallout - single exposure to high energy radiation - repeated exposures to both high energy radiation and high levels of fallout
Identify three reasons a person your develop radiation sickness?
repeated exposures to both high-energy radiation and high levels of fallout a single exposure to high-energy radiation exposure to high levels of fallout
What are three reasons a person may develop radiation sickness?
exposure to high levels of fallout a single exposure to high-energy radiation repeated exposures to both high energy radiation and high levels of fallout
Identify 3 reasons a person may develop radiation sickness?
A single exposure to high-energy radiation exposure to high levels of fallout repaeted exposures to both high-energy radiation and high levels of fallout
What type of radiation emitted during a nuclear detonation and from fallout results in whole body exposure?
Gamma radiation
What are the dangers of radiation fallout?
Radiation fallout can cause cancer and birth defects.
What are the effects of radiation fallout?
I've only heard of a nuke causing rads fallout, I included the link to wikipedia.
What is neclear fallout?
Nuclear fallout is where, in this case countries, have a fallout and basiclly launch nuclear weapons at eachother.
Why is fallout dangerous?
Fallout caused by nuclear bombs can cause radiation burns and genetic mutations.
What type of poisoning was caused by the atomic fallout?
Radiation
Who makes a antidote for radiation fallout?
in fallout 3 there is rad away i think its the same in fallout 1 2 but i don't know i have not played them
