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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:01 PM Original message |
New Photo Shows How They Are Throwing Water In Fukushima |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why don't lead suits exist? Something to shield workers from radiation other than plastic |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. The problem is weight. Alpha emissions are easily shielded |
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al bupp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. From what I understand... |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Lead suts would be too heavy to work in...nt |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Most of the "radiation" is carried by dust particles. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Thanks for the info |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
6. To build a power-assisted lead suit would be a good idea for these situations. nt |
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Exultant Democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. people are cheap, exo suits are expensive. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yes, there is that. Sorry. nt |
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