It's actually an incredibly small amount of material that is heated to millions of degrees. It is a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of matter in the i

It's actually an incredibly small amount of material that is heated to millions of degrees. It is a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of matter in the immediate surrounding environment, so the energy can be soaked up relativity easily. I think I remember hearing something like that anyone more than 50 feet away would be completely unaffected (but don't quote me on that).