Scion likely radiation

"No," Jeanne said. "Believe it or not, most nuclear power plants are remarkably safe. Capes and countermeasures were ready to handle most of them the moment we knew what was going on with Gold Morning. There is a radiation problem in Bet and it's not from that."

"Because of him?" Buckner asked. The man was prematurely graying, but attractive. He was also the man in charge of most of the news media, new small screen endeavors and new movie projects. In the next year, his work would start to see fruit.

He'd asked about 'him'. Scion.

"We thought it was industrial contaminants, but it may be deeper than that. Some of it might be how Scion decided to use his power. More of it is the sheer damage he did to the planet itself. There's a degree of it that's impossible to know for certain, that has to do with the Class-S phenomena. Portals to other worlds, tinker tech left to molder. It's not only the radiation either. Methane levels are rising, food stockpiles on that side are dwindling fast, and the people there are getting sick for a variety of reasons. We're facing some immediate sacrifices if we want to keep the remaining people in Bet alive," Jeanne said.

- Shadow Interlude 5.x