[Old - 2001] Radiological accident, Lia Georgia.
5 years 2 months ago #4796
by docsquee
[Old - 2001] Radiological accident, Lia Georgia. was created by docsquee
NSFW - IMAGES OF RADIATION BURNS
An interesting article about a group of three men finding and suffering radiation exposure from 2 abandoned Strontium 90 canisters.
Article: https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1660web-81061875.pdf
Video of recovery:
Original post: https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/d8kkm6/til_3_men_found_hot_metal_cylinders_in_a_forest/?ref=share&ref_source=link
An interesting article about a group of three men finding and suffering radiation exposure from 2 abandoned Strontium 90 canisters.
Article: https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1660web-81061875.pdf
Video of recovery:
Original post: https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/d8kkm6/til_3_men_found_hot_metal_cylinders_in_a_forest/?ref=share&ref_source=link
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5 years 2 months ago - 5 years 2 months ago #4797
by mw0uzo
Replied by mw0uzo on topic [Old - 2001] Radiological accident, Lia Georgia.
That block of Sr90 was smokin, steaming hot. And those burns ouch, they must have tried carrying the sources in their backpacks?!!
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5 years 2 months ago #4799
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Replied by docsquee on topic [Old - 2001] Radiological accident, Lia Georgia.
The report mentions that two of them used them for warmth, keeping them behind their backs! Someone on Reddit speculated that they may have been sent in to 'recover' the 2 cylinders (carrying them in backpacks) only to abandon them after becoming sick.
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