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Celjabba · 10-14-2021, 11:38 AM

Civilian radiation sources can and have killed by unshielded contact or proximity.
Such as the one used in medical devices, food chain irradiation or RTG.
Fuel rods, probably not, unless exposed to fluor based acids, and someone breath the fumes ? I think there was such a case at one time.

Some real life deadly accidents :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...tion_accidents

Some of those match your descriptions, such as the ones on September 13, 1987, or December 2, 2001 (RTG)

Not to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
(weapon core that went supercritical by mishandling)

However, I am not sure how to calculate the Accumulated Dose for Gurps consequences.
I am on my phone, but I think there was information in either space or THS, I will check later.

10-14-2021, 11:38 AM	#13
Celjabba Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Luxembourg	Re: GURPS effects of exposure to a nuclear fuel source Civilian radiation sources can and have killed by unshielded contact or proximity. Such as the one used in medical devices, food chain irradiation or RTG. Fuel rods, probably not, unless exposed to fluor based acids, and someone breath the fumes ? I think there was such a case at one time. Some real life deadly accidents : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...tion_accidents Some of those match your descriptions, such as the ones on September 13, 1987, or December 2, 2001 (RTG) Not to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core (weapon core that went supercritical by mishandling) However, I am not sure how to calculate the Accumulated Dose for Gurps consequences. I am on my phone, but I think there was information in either space or THS, I will check later. Last edited by Celjabba; 10-14-2021 at 11:43 AM.