Question

Consider a van parked in a lot outside a professional footballstadium in Atlanta, GA on a Sunday afternoon. One ounce ofradioactive isotope Cesium 137 was mixed in with the explosive thathas been detonated and has caused considerable blast damage. Thedust cloud carries toward the nearby downtown area on a light windspeed of 10 mph. (Hint: Aristatek.com website for helpful inanswering this question).

a. How could the bomb have been detonated?

b. A professional emergency responder should be concerned about thefollowing routes of radiation exposure for a person on scene and aperson downtown?

c. What actions should an exposed person take during the immediateaftermath of the explosion?

d. Lastly, if radioactive material is involved in a disasterincident such as this and there is a fire ongoing in the area wherethe container is located (possibly the container itself), name fiveactions that should be taken to handle the situation.