The first meter reading. Showing 28 microroentgens/hour.

A little bit of an explanation on the readings. Typical city in USA has about 12 microroentgens/hour. Kiev would read about 15. There’s no exact number that will kill you, but most agree that 300 roetgens/hour is lethal. Acute Radiation Sickness will start at much lower number.

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