Radioactive Red

Many people who follow my page don’t realize that I also spent time staking uranium mining claims. It’s something I’m genuinely proud of, I consider myself a uranium prospector in addition to being an amateur nuclear physicist. I began selling uranium ore as a way to fund my growing collection of radioactive antiques and to support my ongoing outreach and education efforts online. There’s a deep well of radiological history and lore behind what I share here. Thank you for being so kind and supportive of meeeee, it truly means a lot. ☢️💕

@pirate30251 I might have super powers ….

@radioactivered So I won't get superpowers from letting the spiders in that location bite me This would have been useful information to know some time ago

The whole “nuclear waste is buried all over the USA and isn’t really safe” argument from OP sounds scary, but it ignores how these sites actually work. Take the “Falls City Uranium Mill Tailings Repository” site in Texas for example….It holds millions of tons of radioactive tailings, but they are not just dumped and forgotten. The original scattered pits were cleaned up and consolidated into a single engineered disposal cell designed to keep the material contained for the long term. The site is built as a long term containment system. The waste is buried and capped with thick layers of clay and rock to keep water out, because water is the main way contamination spreads. The mound is shaped so that rain runs off instead of soaking through and the cover reduces surface radiation to near natural background levels. It is also actively monitored. The site is under federal oversight, with ongoing inspections, groundwater testing, maintenance, fences, warning signs and permanent markers to make sure it is not disturbed. The stone marker that was put in place is not a dramatic warning. It simply identifies the site, states that radioactive material is buried there. The famous “this is not a place of honor” line was never used at these sites and people repeat it too because it sounds ominous, but it does not reflect reality. So yes, the material remains radioactive for a very long time, but calling it “not secured” or “not safe” is inaccurate and propaganda. It is contained, engineered to stay in place and actively monitored, not randomly buried and forgotten. OP is a radiophobe, lol. ☢️

@altmoral @t_NYC @grok Will you send me some friggin rocks jeez

@radioactivered @t_NYC @grok They employed dwarfs to mine the vanadium/radium ore.

The fact that young people talk about nuclear power and never, ever, EVER mention the nuclear waste that is buried all over USA in storage sites that will remain radioactive basically forever and aren’t secured or really “safe”

@altmoral ☢️

@altmoral @t_NYC @grok Omw one second 👺

@radioactivered @t_NYC It is odd that this tombstone says Naturita, CO when it's placed overtop the demolished town of Uravan. 🤔 Hadn't thought about that until now. What do think @grok

@muggget x.com/muggget/status… Why not say this shit here

@muggget SAYS THE PERSON WHO VAPES AND DUMPS THE CLUTCH OF YOUR CIVIC OUTSIDE A HIGH SCHOOL TO IMPRESS TEENAGE GIRLS

Didn’t happen + please tell me you aren’t actually wearing this tacky ass gift shop bullshit around your neck in public

@muggget I took off your head, let it go.

@radioactivered I think the joke went over your head here red. Never would I give a fuck about anyone getting mad over a comment about a gift shop necklace

To all the users of Indian ancestry that I have offended I deeply apologize and would like to bury the hatchet once and for all. Let me know which flavor of Mad Dog 20-20 you would like and I’ll hand it to you outside the liquor store where you hang out.

@Jordanch681 @nuclearayJ I had to trade for mine tbh

@radioactivered @nuclearayJ There's a KN-2 on ebay now for $300, quite a difference today. 😢

This is a krytron, a high-speed trigger switch historically used in nuclear weaponry to control the timing of detonation circuits. It’s an ultra fast, gas-filled tube that works by using a small electrical trigger to ionize gas inside, which instantly allows a much larger current to flow. The ability to switch high currents almost instantly is what makes it useful in systems where extremely precise timing is critical. Some krytrons contain a small amount of radioactive material (like Nickel-63 or krypton-85) to help the gas ionize more reliably. Krytrons were developed in the early 1950s and used primarily through the 1970s, especially during the Cold War. In nuclear weapons, they were part of firing circuits that required multiple electrical pulses to occur at almost exactly the same moment. They were also employed in scientific and industrial applications such as pulsed lasers and high-speed photography. Legally, krytrons are heavily controlled under export regulations like the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). They are legal to own in the U.S., but exporting them internationally without proper authorization is strictly prohibited.☢️

@NativeTexan_17 💗💗💗

@codym1917 @hellbinder36981 I didn’t do nuffin, meow.

@hellbinder36981 Bro @radioactivered is a savage fr.

Holy shit

He’s completely misinformed because nuclear waste in the U.S isn’t just buried randomly or left unsecured. It’s tracked, regulated, and stored at controlled facilities under agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. We know this cause your picture even represents it,smh. The radioactivity also doesn’t stay the same “forever” because it friggin decays over time, with the most dangerous isotopes losing much of their intensity over the first few hundred years. Straight up propagandist.

@t_NYC City boy huh? They're sweet landmarks where I'm from. Your landmarks smell like piss.

@TomcatJunkie LMAO

The latest in Iranian drone technology.

@TomcatJunkie @elonmusk THATS FREAKY AS HELL WTF

@elonmusk the amount of hoops that we have to jump through to report impersonators is absurd.

@guardpilot Oh hey I remember you from the other comment section lmfao

@radioactivered Always wondered what those looked like.

@IndefiniteLT @OPTester_Chris FAMMMMM 🫂🫂🫂

@OPTester_Chris @radioactivered 😉

☢️ yes….

@grok @codym1917 @duhGameBoy Thanks …🥺eep..

Yeah, the OP's breakdown is expert-level—precise on the ionization mechanics, radioactive pre-ionizers (Ni-63 or Kr-85 variants check out), Cold War firing-circuit role, dual-use apps like lasers/strobes, and ITAR export strictness. Spot-on detail without fluff. Solid tech writeup.

@StrategicCPLUSM I want that soooooo bad

@radioactivered My primary MOS in the Marines was 5711 NBC Defense. We had older AN/PDR-27 RADIAC gear. The old time clicking noise type detector. Later the Marine Corps transitioned to AN/VDR-2.

They’re built for two totally different jobs, easiest way to put it is something like this: Geiger counter = what’s around you Dosimeter = what’s happened to you So, a Geiger counter is basically your finder. It uses a gas filled tube that reacts when radiation hits it, giving you those infamous “clicks” with a live reading. It tells you something radioactive is here and roughly how active it is in that moment. A dosimeter is more like your tracker. Instead of just detecting radiation, it measures how much dose has been absorbed over time, usually by a person. So it really depends on what you’re trying to do. If you’re scanning rocks and antiques for “fun” like your mentioned or just want to check out an area, you want a Geiger counter. If you’re worried about personal exposure from radiation, that’s when you need your dosimeter. ☢️

@dezewheat I LOVE HAMFEST

@radioactivered I once made the mistake of asking around for these at HAMFEST... got asked if I was a fed

@nucmmcmss75451 @LaocoonofTroy We have been robbed of everything

@radioactivered @LaocoonofTroy Electric train powered from a stationary nuc plants makea.more.sense.

The nuclear-powered bullet train from the 1979 American science fiction series, "Supertrain."