According to the all-knowing Wikipedia, "The exact mechanism by which the blue light was generated was not known at the time the IAEA report of the incident was written, though it was thought to be either ionized air glow, fluorescence, or Cherenkov radiation associated with the absorption of moisture by the source; a similar blue light was observed in 1988 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States during the disencapsulation of a caesium-137 source"
If I were to bet this is more a learning experience rather than trying to beat a product. Even better that this was done without AI (by the looks of it).
I’ve also done something similar in Go too, and several people used it, mostly because it’s easy to install/use and is lightweight.