How would a neutron star affect the habitability of planets orbiting a companion star?

A star system consisting of two stars forms, with one being more massive. As such, the larger star soon exhausts its fuel and ends up as a neutron star. The secondary star has a semi-major axis of 700 au, with the closest approach being 438 au.

Based on the information, would the secondary star be able to harbor life-supporting planets? The two issues are whether or not it would have been distant enough to survive the death of the primary star, and whether or not the resulting neutron star would produce too much radiation.

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