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Glow in the dark Helldiver

Posted by bdk on Tue Jul 30, 2002 07:32:50 PM

In reply top Re: Radioactivity??? posted by Jim on Tue Jul 30, 2002 11:29:34 AM

I'm no expert on radioactivity either (much less diving), but aren't they considering resettling ground zero? I doubt that these aircraft have any measurable... I think the main problem is radioactive dust (which washes away with time).

: I'm not a scuba expert, but I'm under the impression that
: wreck diving will give you somewhere between 15 and 30 min
: utes of dive time, depending on your tanks. Am I right? Th
: at said, I theorize that this amount of time being exposed
: to residual radiation might not be enough to be harmful.
: But, if an airframe was brought up and restored, I (person
: ally) would not be comfortable sitting or flying in it wi
: thout wearing some lead underwear. ;-)
:
: And I agree that the US Navy will never permit salvage of
: these airframes. Strangely, they don't seem the least bit
: bothered by digging up the remains of Civil War sailors wh
: o perished in the USS Monitor, though. (Human remains were
: found in the gun turret that was recovered last year.) Th
: ey do what they want, I guess.
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: : Hi Jim,
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: : I remember seing a program on television years ago about
: a
: : diving investigation into Saratoga. It showed divers si
: tt
: : in in the cockpit of a Hellcat and also swimming around
: th
: : e Helldivers. It appears that the level of radioactivity
: h
: : ad decreased drastically and made it possible to approac
: h
: : the many wrecks which were used for the atomic tests.
: :
: : But as you also remarked the chances that one or more of
: t
: : hese airframes will be recovered are very slim.
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: : Cees

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