The core of the No. 1 reactor melted within 16 hours of the quake, but high
radiation levels inside on March 11 hinted the shaking damaged key facilities.
It probably doesn't help that there have been reports recently of sky - high
radiation levels inside the molten core of one of the reactors — levels that would kill humans in seconds.
In the early days of the crisis, engineers were desperate to learn about the damaged reactors» cores and
the radiation levels inside the buildings, data that robots should have been able to provide.
Not exact matches
Such material could be hidden
inside a lead container, making the
radiation levels leaking out too low for the Geiger counter to detect, or the guard might be 100 meters away from the source, allowing the intensity of the
radiation to dissipate before it reaches the detector.
All the components are located
inside the storage ring tunnel where they are exposed to high
radiation levels during operation.
The inductive connection with the external aerial guarantees optimum network coverage and reduces the
level of
radiation inside the car.
A simple (dirty — uncontrolled) experiment Central heating radiator Thermocouple (0.5 mm bead — fast response)
inside cardboard tube 1cmx1cm (to isolate from
radiation) Height at
level of radiator top Still Air 50 cm 23.8 deg C 10 cm 23.6 deg C (convection currents drawing cool floor
level air up through tube?
A simple (dirty — uncontrolled) experiment Central heating radiator Thermocouple (0.5 mm bead — fast response)
inside cardboard tube 1cmx1cm (to isolate from
radiation) Height at
level of radiator top Still Air (snip)
Limited evidence suggests that the
level of extremely low - frequency electromagnetic
radiation close to wind farms is less than average
levels measured
inside and outside Australian suburban homes.