burn out

Expose a person to the maximum accumulated amount of ionizing radiation for an administrative period.

We need some temporary workers to finish cleaning up that radioactive spill, because we have burned out all our own workers on it.

by Ron Davis July 22, 2003

gamma fodder

A large number of workers employed for work in ionizing radiation, because they will be burned out.

We'll need a lot of gamma fodder to clean up that radioactive spill.

by Ron Davis July 22, 2003