Electron beam irradiators are used for sterilization and specialized polymer generation/combination. These devices are rated in MeV range and emit astounding amounts of radiation/charged particles. They

Someone decided to see what it looked like inside an electron beam irradiator by putting a GoPro camera through the device. To even survive, it was encased in a 3/8″ lead case with a 1/2″ thick 50% lead glass window – with an additional 1/4″ led plate above the camera. Even with this, it completely overwhelmed the CCD in the Gopro.

Anyone even entering the same area as the device would likely receive a fatal dose nearly instantly. The radiation is so intense, the air is ionized and glows blue (seen clearly at timestamp 1:08) – an effect seen above the Chernobyl reactor right after it’s explosion.

The radiation is so powerful and dangerous that special hardened ‘radiation bunkers’ are created with winding shielded paths that keep operators safely away from any straight-line exposure to radiation sources. Still, without proper training, operators have been seriously injured and killed by circumventing safety protocols and entering the rooms.