>>13422664This is not how radiation from a nuclear explosion works. The gamma radiation release of a nuclear detonation is a very small fraction of the total nuke energy, and as far as detonation effects go, thermal damage far outpaces radiation. Sochie would have been Toastie or Explodie if she was in the open for the blast at a damaging range.
Subsequent radiation is the result of fallout; the decay of radiaoctive materials produced or scattered by the explosion. This is what settles and makes a long-term impact on the radioactivity of an area. The mechanics who patched up the Kapool would have been exposed to greater radiation doses.
So no, Sochie's not slowly dying of radiation exposure.
