reply to post by WhoTheCapFit
I didn't think about that in terms of the Tritium dump. Interesting. I wouldn't put it past TPTB though.
Tritium is radioactive, and will slowly decay over a period of several decades; due to its short half-life, it is not found in nature. Tritium is primarily used for nuclear fusion and self-powered light sources.
Although it can cause surface burns, and may be dangerous if inhaled or ingested, the radiation given off by tritium is too weak to penetrate the skin.
A tritium exit sign, watch, or rifle sight may continue to glow for decades with no source of external power. The green or red glow is not produced by the tritium itself; the electrons from recently decayed atoms hit a phosphor, which then glows from the added energy.
