In order to contaminate a large area with enough radioactive material to pose a major health hazard, the dirty bomb would have to be packed with so much cobalt 60 (on the order of a few ounces in this case) that the terrorists would die of
radiation poisoning within minutes of exposure to their own weapon.
Not exact matches
Two plant workers died
within hours, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 28 more died in the following months from
radiation poisoning.
In this new beginning, scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma
radiation that
poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage
within him: The Hulk.
The resulting scenes are exhausting as the inadequacy of the ship is ultimately proven, the tension
within the crew finally starts show outwardly, and the fear
radiation poisoning becomes a horrifying realty.