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> 1MW worth of power from fusion would generate enough radiation to kill a stadium full of people in a fraction of a second without a lot of shielding, but cold
by Florin_Andrei 15y ago
> 1MW worth of power from fusion would generate enough radiation to kill a stadium full of people in a fraction of a second without a lot of shielding, but cold fusion people never seem to have an fear of radiation...
No, not necessarily. Only if the output is gamma or, to a lesser extent, neutrons. If it's alpha, even a paper sheet would provide adequate protection.
- Retric 15y agoAlpha particles is two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus. If your fusing hydrogen and spitting out an Alpha particle your losing energy. Anyway, generally speaking, Alpha particles show up when something decay's. It's possible to put mix fission and fusion to get energy but fission by products are far less energetic.