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    Undergrad How does high level radiation affect lead acid batteries?

    At Chernobyl? Neutron radiation, obviously...
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    Undergrad How does high level radiation affect lead acid batteries?

    During episode 2 of the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl”, the search lights held by the three technicians entering the area beneath the reactor eventually go out from exposure to radiation. If the search lights were powered by lead acid batteries, how does radiation interfere with and/or hasten the...