npub1pp…cfv6l on Nostr: npub1u3fsx…pnne2 A 1 microcurie Am-241 alpha source emits about as much radiation ...

npub1u3fsxqfaydylv6xpny32c0ny7luywdexe5srgq7kpelpl5y5rdns3pnne2 (npub1u3f…nne2) A 1 microcurie Am-241 alpha source emits about as much radiation as a cubic yard of topsoil. Also, the half-life of Am-241 is about 432 years. Its decay product, Neptunium-237, has a half-life of 2.144 million years, meaning it emits about 5000X less radiation. Personally, I'm a lot more worried about the huge amount of uranium that gets spread around by coal ash, radium in my drinking water and radon gas in my basement.