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Originally Posted by dcl
The only way to provide effective shielding is to place lead or other massive shielding between the radiation source and whatever is to be protected.
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so far anyway. Some of the mass could be useful for other things too. Water containment is necessary, and water also blocks radiation to a degree. People cannot live without water.
but I suspect since mass isn't the only requirement to block radiation there will arise other technologies to solve that problem. First off, thickness and a constant factor inherent in each material are actually what block it. So by finding materials, alloys most likely, that can block different energy radiation we can solve that problem. Thick walls are key too, but again they can be useful for other things as well.
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