@prrhorseshoecurve posted:Shouldn't the "engineer" be wearing some kind of "rad suit" and not have exposed skin?
As we had on subs, the bulkhead between the cab and reactor is a bio wall, a tank filled with feed water to the steam generators, the tank is the full height and width of the engine, about 2ft in depth toward the reactor. There is also a wall of lead and other materials to block any high levels of radiation.
Oh, take it from me (5years in the navy on subs and 15years refueling commercial reactors), the anti contamination suit is just for keeping contamination off of you (radioactive partials) the real danger is from the radiation emitted from the reactor, pumps, piping and steam generators in the form alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation. Alpha and beta are partials, gamma and neutron are waves. Alpha can be stopped by a sheet of paper, beta plastic, gamma lead concrete, water etc, neutron same as gamma.
So the suit doent do much, its like keeping you clean, but your still going to get dose from gamma and neutron (if reactor is critical)
