Recent content by Johnny_J

Thanks again! I am a bit confused though, from reading your answers, because it seems that you don't agree on whether I could breathe in these dangerous particles or not? Or whether it is dangerous or not? Do your views contradict each other? Or am I missing something? @mfb @oksuz_

And thanks again @oksuz_ ! That makes me feel a bit safer. I visited the hospital in Pripyat, where they go in the documentary. We did not go down in the cellar though. One of the firemen's hats I saw however, it lied close to the entrance. A guide held the geiger counter to it, the counter...

Thanks for the answer @oksuz_ ! Is it possible to breathe in alpha and beta particles? That is the real danger, I suppose? I ate at one moment in Chernobyl. But I washed my hands twice before, so that should be fine I suppose. @mfb I forgot to tag you. Thank you too for answering. What I wanted...

Thank you so much for the answers! As I understand it, there are different kinds of radiation? I heard that I did not need to worry about the gamma-radiation, but that the danger lied in beta-particles. mfb, do you include these in the dust particles you mention? Thanks again!

I visited Chernobyl recently with a tourist company, having read that the radiation levels that I would be exposed to were okay for a limited amount of time. I learned on the trip however, that the greatest risk consisted in getting contaminated particles in your body. The guide took us around...