A Brief History of: The Mayapuri Radiological Incident

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Radioactive material is deadly if not treated with the respect it deserves, and this statement carries over to equipment that harnesses radioactive sources. The Mayapuri Radiological incident in 2010 would follow many similarities to an event 30 years before and although the scientific community was shocked at the time lessons were clearly not learned.

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[PlainlyDifficult]

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[michaelearlgrey]

Props to the medical staff who properly diagnosed radiation exposure.

[bukster]

It's impressive that a doctor was able to correctly diagnose radiation poisoning. It would be almost the last thing you'd expect so the doctor clearly knew his stuff.

[HannahFortalezza]

Disgusting that the University weren't at least made to pay for the medical costs of those affected

[rishabhmayank]

Hey I studied at Delhi University. The university is banned from using any form of radioactive substance. We in Botany department couldn't even order radiolabelled dna probes. For those experiments we had to contact other universities!

[Spencer]

Its amazing the Doctors were able to figure out it was radiation exposure so quickly, they were super lucky to avoid a Goiania incident.

[Nefville]

I have worked on a cs137 gammacell. It was secured by wires that when tripped call the department of homeland security. To work on it I had to trip the wires to open it up to get to the internal boards. Which meant I had to go out and tell the customers "now I'm about to trip the wires that will call the police... umm can you call the security office and let them know?"

[clazy]

Reminds me of the way I deal with sentimental knickknacks. I can't throw them away, but I have no use for them, so I put them into the closet. Several years later, I can't remember why they are important, at which point I can toss them out. Likewise, the university didn't want to deal with the cost of proper disposal; instead put the unit into storage; and after everyone who understood the unit forgot about it, the cleanup crew got rid of it like any other piece of junk.

[SwipSedai]

I never considered myself very interested in nuclear science or radiology until finding your channel (I was always more of a space and aviation person) but I walk away from every video with 1000 questions about how it all works and a greater appreciation for the historical context. You somehow manage to simultaneously demystify it while also making it harder for me not to believe we just discovered magic and gave it a sciencey name. (Something something Arthur C. Clarke) Keep up the good work.

[wdwerker]

I’m surprised that every layer inside the machine including each pencil weren’t labeled with the radiation symbol. That symbol should be universal to the entire planet. They should have been required to leave radiation warnings under the concrete in the road if the traces could outlast the pavement. I’m not anti nuke but definitely pro responsibility !

[koekoekwarrior]

Can you do a video about the 2014 nuclear power plant sabotage in Doel, Belgium?
Somebody was able to shut down the plant for months and caused millions of damage by opening up a bleeder valve on one of the turbines. All turbine oil leaked away and the turbine seized. To this day they don't know who did it or why. It's a super strange story. I can point you to some articles if you want.

[NickBFTD]

Thanks for creating your work in an understandable chronological order and not like 99% of YouTube where it is completely convoluted and next to impossible to understand.

[priestofsyrinx]

The quick diagnosis by medical professionals and the quick action by the authorities definitely prevented this from becoming a much more tragic incident.

[submarines_]

Wendover: PLANES!
Plainly Difficult: *radiation*

[aishipar]

As a Chemistry student of the delhi uni I remember being taught about this incident in one of our lectures.

[mbrsart]

When you said, "£90 a month, which is not great, " I thought, "£90 a month, not great, not terrible." I've been watching too much stuff about Chernobyl.

[GhostOfJulesVerne]

Could you make a video explaining the difference between Curies, Sieverts, Roentgens, Rads, Grays, and any other units of radiation there might be?

[jm]

A similar event in Mexico in the 60s from an improperly discarded medical device The material was used in rebar and cast table bases. The incident was discovered when a truck loaded with rebar made a wrong turn into Los Alamos. Upon exit, a radiation detector found the contaminated material. Most of the contaminated material was discovered and disposed properly

[Pusher]

I love that there’s a channel that loves radioactive shit as much as I do, but has much greater knowledge on it than I do.

[shelby]

Imagine if the kid working in his shed was able to procure one of those