Comments on: Radiation http://timmsuess.com/2009/03/radiation/ Many Faces of Decay Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Timm http://timmsuess.com/2009/03/radiation/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Timm Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:40:40 +0000 http://timmsuess.com/?p=213#comment-175 The most irradiated areas are those where contaminated material was buried in the ground (e.g. trees, machinery, fragments from the reactor). The red forest contained a lot of trees that were heavily affected by the initial explosion. The radiation stays in the ground, unless it is taken up by plants - moss is usually quite radioactive. We will go into buildings (where the radiation is not that high). The danger is radiactive dust if you inhale it - which is why we will wear masks. Yes, we will go near the plant, but the remains of the reactor are incased in the old sarcophagus (lots of lead and concrete). The radiation there is elevated, but much lower than in red forest (check the chart - it's the same strength as a long-distance flight). The most irradiated areas are those where contaminated material was buried in the ground (e.g. trees, machinery, fragments from the reactor). The red forest contained a lot of trees that were heavily affected by the initial explosion. The radiation stays in the ground, unless it is taken up by plants – moss is usually quite radioactive.

We will go into buildings (where the radiation is not that high). The danger is radiactive dust if you inhale it – which is why we will wear masks.

Yes, we will go near the plant, but the remains of the reactor are incased in the old sarcophagus (lots of lead and concrete). The radiation there is elevated, but much lower than in red forest (check the chart – it’s the same strength as a long-distance flight).

]]> By: Splashman http://timmsuess.com/2009/03/radiation/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Splashman Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:16:24 +0000 http://timmsuess.com/?p=213#comment-174 Very insightful radiation chart. So, Red Forest is a particularly dangerous zone if you stay there for too long (which you won't). But what about the buildings you'll explore? Are you actually going anywhere near the plant? Very insightful radiation chart.
So, Red Forest is a particularly dangerous zone if you stay there for too long (which you won’t). But what about the buildings you’ll explore? Are you actually going anywhere near the plant?

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