• Question: Is their technology that can prevent the radiation of a nuclear bomb? If so how would it work?

    Asked by Maddy Shaw to Alex, Anaïs, Peter, Sarwat, Shreesha on 17 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Peter Maskell

      Peter Maskell answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      not as far as I know. lots of dense material (like lead or gold) will stop radiation if you have enough of it.

    • Photo: Shreesha Bhat

      Shreesha Bhat answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      There is no such special technology, but shielding has been known to be effective in case the radiation is at a distance. The space near the nuclear bomb impact will be difficult to shield, as nothing can survive the impact and explosion. If we consider the radiation, than shielding with anything of heavy mass like concrete would help (one can build special bunkers) But all these matter, only if the radiation impact was at a considerable distance!

    • Photo: Anaïs Pujol

      Anaïs Pujol answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      Hi Maddy shaw,
      lead wall with a thickness of 1m is able to stop radiation

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