Re:Radiation spikes in Chernobyl
by G3rn0ti on Friday February 25, 2022 @09:19AM
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The thing with radioactivity is: it may be invisible but it is luckily very well detectable. Gamma ray spectrometers are super sensitive but that does not mean the detected levels are actually posing a threat to humans.
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nice of them to leave breadcrumbs everywhere.
It depends what you mean by radioactivity. There are particles that rarely ever interact with matter, like the neutrinos, and are virtually impossible to detect except in highly sensitive experimental conditions.
Re:Radiation spikes in Chernobyl
by stjohnswarts on Friday February 25, 2022 @07:17PM
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I think in the context of the conversations it's obvious that we're talking about the kinds of radiation that are dangerous to animals (including humans)
Sure. The nice thing with these particles is that they do not cause any health concern. Luckily, because we are constantly bombarded with billions of them.
What is relevant here is either alpha (stopped by a couple of cm of air), beta (stopped by a sheet of plastic, heavy clothing, or a couple of micrometers of metal) and gamma radiation. These are the radiations we measure to monitor fallout.