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NutmegYankee

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25. Long half-lives usually means less dangerous.

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 04:22 AM

15 hrs ago

Short half life materials throw out radioactive decay particles or gamma rays at a much higher rate. Uranium for instance is really a low risk to handle. What causes more issues is that many radioactive elements are also heavy metals and bad if ingested. But some like potassium 40 are not and have half lives in the billions of year. This isotope is found in every banana on the planet.

The waste product above is caused by concentrating the heavy metals and radioactive elements from the rock ore, and that is what made it dangerous compared to the original ore.

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It's the radioactivity stupid. It has HALF-lives of thousands of years. No better way to tell future generations FU. Evolve Dammit 22 hrs ago #20

Long half-lives usually means less dangerous. NutmegYankee 15 hrs ago #25

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