Sunday, August 26, 2007
Applying what I know about RadiationThe questions can be seen on this document:
Download1.a.1.Why is it necessary to get back the stolen radioactive materials?
2.Why is Iridium not harmful after 72 hours?
3.What does the Sentinel model 660b look like?
ANSWERS:
1. Because prolonged exposure to these Radioactive materials pose possible danger to the people who are exposed to them.
2. Because it loses half of its activity
3. It looks like a "wooden shoeshine box," according to De la Rosa. She said it measures 12 1/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches by 9 1/2 inches.
b.1. What is the radioactive camera's composition? (what is it made of?)
2. Can these incident be a major threat to the country?
3. How can I know if the people I am with are exposed to these materials?
2.a.I would instruct the students to put down the materials and ask them to leave and go to somewhere where they can be left alone (Much like quarantine..), then I would call the parents of the students and tell them about these incident.
Lastly, I will attempt to isolate the materials in a confined room, using protective gear.
b.In order to arrive at the ideal course of action, I need to know the effects of Nuclear Radiation, how to identify radioactive materials (The characteristics of radioactive substances) and how to handle these substances.
