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Kramatorsk Radiological Accident

by exizt88 on 4/2/23, 8:41 PM with 13 comments

• by userbinator on 4/2/23, 10:33 PM

  The search for the capsule was unsuccessful and ended after a week.

  A vastly different response than this recent accident in which they did not give up after a week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34607423

• by dekken_ on 4/2/23, 9:48 PM

  would a geiger counter have been useful here, and if not would anything?

• by eurasiantiger on 4/2/23, 9:57 PM

  Considering how common radiation sources are in Chinese gadgets (some even containing radioactive materials in loose powder form), a dosimeter or a geiger counter is mandatory safety equipment when moving house.