The legacy of Chrome Dome - Palomares 46 years on

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Btw how much you need for effective dirty bomb? If amount is small then it would be good to get that mess cleaned up.

Plutonium would probably be the worst substance to build a dirty bomb out of. Its so heavy that persistence becomes a problem (most of the Plutonium would just settle to the ground), and Plutonium would need to be inhaled to be dangerous which poses a problem since its so heavy.

Something like Strontium-90 would be better.