How do you decontaminate a radioactive V bomber?

[reginaldmolehusband]

I remember in the mid '70s as an 18 year old engine mechanic, removing engines from 'hot' 27 SQN Vulcans at Scampton, in the hangar after they'd been washed. Our hands and denims were checked with giga-counters which went off the scale (the dirt and grime which accumulated around the engines attracted a great deal of contamination) We were sent back to the barracks to shower and change denims, when we came back we were checked again. If the readings were too high we were simply sent away to shower again and told to take the rest of the day off, they didn't know what else to do with us.

[ian16th]

Bending the topic a little, weren't Varsities* used to collect 'samples' during the early tests in Australia?

If they were, they must have spent a longer time in the 'hot zone'.

*The name begins with 'V' and they did carry and drop bombs.

[bingofuel]

A Valiant effort , Ian 16th!

[ian16th]

I spent 2.5 years at Lindholme on Varsities and 4 years at Marham on Valiant's so I recon I spent 6.5 years on V-Bombers

[Hipper]

What about cleaning ships then:


Contamination of USS Ronald Reagan During Fukushima Response Underreported

[goffered again]

Can't tell you - I'd have to kill you.