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Re:Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor by kakwa_ on Sunday June 09, 2019 @11:57PM (#20143815)
Well, it depends, if you're at 10 times the safe level, you will need far more than the half life.

Most likely between 900 and 1200 years.

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Re:Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor by petre on Monday June 10, 2019 @12:16AM (#20143872)
10 half lives = QTY/1024. Not one half life. At Chernobyl one half life has already passed.
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