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Old 12-18-2013, 11:11 PM
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Anyway, radiation sensor gear is notoriously finicky and requires frequent recalibration.
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OTOH, the captain, engineering officer and medical officer would all be in positions to prevent contamination. They knew where they were going and what was happening. IMO they would have no excuse, under these circumstances, of not taking mitigating precautions.
Are you sure they were aware of the radiation risk specifically? That the reactors had blown and sprayed radiation all over the ocean?

If so it does seem bizarre that precautions were not taken.

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