S3 E6: You Look Radiant

Wild Thing by Foxtopus Ink

Jun 21, 202232:18Science & Medicine

As firefighters and medical personnel staged operations at SL-1, a plume of radioactive gas silently made its way over the Idaho desert, creeping towards the nearby towns. How much of a risk did the explosion at SL-1 act...

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