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June 3, 2011 6:26 a.m. wcelliot HalfDork

Oh, one of the guys was wearing a dosimeter. He reports 0.004mSv the first day, 0.008mSv the second day (when we were at the reactor and the really hot stuff) and 0.004mSv the last day. (1 mrem =0.01mSv) So roughly 0.016mSv total

By comparison, during their flights airline crews typically get an extra dose on the order of 2.2mSv (220 mrem) per year... a single coast to coast flight is about 0.03 mSv. So it's likely I got four times the radiation flying there and back as I actually got while there...

We all receive an average around 3mSv annually from "normal" background.

Also by comparison a chest x-ray is 0.1 mSv and a CT ranges from 7.0mSv to about 15 mSv.
June 3, 2011 6:39 a.m. z31maniac SuperDork

Awesome awesome awesome!

Definitely a way cool trip!
June 3, 2011 7:37 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork

If you come back with super powers, I will be so jealous!
June 3, 2011 8:01 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork

wcelliot wrote:

Oh, one of the guys was wearing a dosimeter. He reports 0.004mSv the first day, 0.008mSv the second day (when we were at the reactor and the really hot stuff) and 0.004mSv the last day. (1 mrem =0.01mSv) So roughly 0.016mSv total

So, nothing.

<--- Got 87 mrem in about 45 minutes last time I had to do maintenance on our cyclotron. We are limited to 100 in one sitting and 2500 / year, which is half of the OSHA allowance. No superpowers either, unless the ability to change an O-Ring on a cyclotron is a superpower.
June 3, 2011 8:13 a.m. wcelliot HalfDork

I canme back with a strange and unnatrual desire to repurchase my previous MG Metro Turbo (that I ..um... "got" in the country about a decade ago but which is now actually old enough to be legal and for sale again).

Can I sue the Urkraine, you think? ;-)
June 3, 2011 8:54 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit Dork

Very cool. I would like to do that one of these days.
June 3, 2011 8:59 a.m. Javelin SuperDork

Awesome trip! Thanks for sharing.
June 3, 2011 9:56 a.m. laz New Reader

fb pics probably need album permissions set to world readable
June 3, 2011 10:10 a.m. NickF40 Dork

amazing, just amazing man. I'd love to see all that.

I have to ask though, how erie was it? I know playing the one level on Modern Warfare 2 where your in Prypiat and have to run through a little of the city and run to the ferris wheel gets me spooked haha and just looking at pictues......
June 3, 2011 11:02 a.m. RossD SuperDork

Awesome.

Just a thought on the FB photos. I bet you have the security setup so only your friends can see your pictures. I looked at your FB main page and couldn't find a link to the photo section like I can with my personal friends.
June 3, 2011 11:29 a.m. wcelliot HalfDork

I have each of the individual Chernobyl albums open for "everyone". Do you think my basic account settings override that?
June 3, 2011 12:34 p.m. Cotton Dork

wcelliot wrote:

The group is potentially planning an autumn event... and serriously planning a March 2012 even (which I am likely going to go on... with my wife even considering it) Drop me a PM if you'd like more info as it becomes available.

PM sent. I don't always have success with PMs on this site, so if you don't get it just e-mail me directly cottonyzf at gmail dot com. Thanks!
June 3, 2011 12:39 p.m. wcelliot HalfDork

reply sent via normal email; check your spam bucket if you don't see soon
June 8, 2011 7:49 a.m. wcelliot HalfDork

Depsite my best efforts it appears a lot so folks simply can't see my FB photos even though they are theoretically open to everyone. A FB guru told me the olny sure way was to post the "public links" for each folder, so here goes:

Group shots

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150194410157030.301857.697842029&l=...

Worker’s Hotel

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189293647030.300218.697842029&l=...

Misc

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190231532030.300520.697842029&l=...

Trains

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190205317030.300511.697842029&l=...

River Landing

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190180662030.300504.697842029&l=...

Recreation Shop

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190154572030.300485.697842029&l=...

Porn Shoot

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190030337030.300452.697842029&l=...

Cultural Palace

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189991257030.300438.697842029&l=...

Cooling Towers/ Fish

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189356597030.300238.697842029&l=...

Fairgrounds

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189841187030.300401.697842029&l=...

Hi-rise views

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189832012030.300399.697842029&l=...

Hi-Rise Apartments

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189825107030.300395.697842029&l=...

Park/Monument

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189818497030.300394.697842029&l=...

Church

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189812442030.300393.697842029&l=...

Greenhouses/Lab

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189574232030.300311.697842029&l=...

Pool

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189516217030.300296.697842029&l=...

Claw

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189511892030.300294.697842029&l=...

Police station and military vehicle repair depot

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189505667030.300291.697842029&l=...

Fire Station

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189499472030.300290.697842029

Reactor 4

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189382452030.300242.697842029&l=...

Middle School (Warning: some disturbing views)

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150189538482030.300299.697842029&l=...

Kindergarten (Warning: some disturbing views)

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190159802030.300488.697842029&l=...

Leaving

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190226932030.300518.697842029&l=...

Outprocessing

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190218572030.300517.697842029&l=...

Kiev War Museum

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190710342030.300634.697842029&l=...

Kiev

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150190673592030.300628.697842029&l=...

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