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Sent this to a CFC friend who is an engineer who designs and maintains Nuclear power plants.
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Hi Tubby
Hope everything is good for you ... I'm getting there slowly.
Reason for writing is that I've been invited to playtest and develop a Civ3 mod based on a game called Fallout.
Post nuclear scenario ... mutants, survivors and those that stayed safe in vaults.
I'm thinking that it may be cool to change the names of the game's difficulty settings ... just for fluff
![Smileu :)](./images/smilies/armata_PDT_01.gif)
The game has a good look with all new terrain graphics and a very cool soundtrack ... really has a dark atmosphere.
Therefore since you are involved in the Nuclear industry, is there a code or nomenclature for radiation.
... from benign to hazzardous to instant death??
Maybe rad count or a colour code?
Something similar to biological toxicity?
Anyway help would be appreciated ... thanks.
Werner :D
Reply from Tubby Rower
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Well I can answer some questions....
the radiation symbol is yellow and magenta. This symbol
![nuke :nuke:](./images/smilies/nuke.gif)
is actually upside down. and the black should be magenta. Like the one here ...
http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/introduction/symbols.htmdose = amount of radiation absorbed by an object
RAD = dose to inanimate objects like machinery and such
REM = unit of measuring radiation to a person with known side effects
in the US, 5 REM is the max any radiation worker can legally receive in 1 year. It's far below any side effects that are known. I actually get more radiation from flying once than I have received in a year. Doesn't that sound crazy?
I can ask some of the radiation protection guys what some good numbers are for counts that would be expected (or a good guess) from a fallout scenario. around here the boundries of the some of the mildly contaminated stuff is ~ 100 milliRem per hour (mRem/hr). I'll get back with you on more detailed breakdown of the different thresholds that we have. One of them says "Grave Danger" and if you cross that rope into that area you really will die. Maybe not immediately but you will die within a week. Luckily we don't have any of those signs around here
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Casey
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Thanks mate ... look forward to further reply ... I think these little things really add to the fell a mod has :D