Light Cover from Chernobyl Control Room |
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| This plastic light cover was removed from the Chernobyl control room sometime after the accident by a Soviet physicist who then gave it to Dr. Alvin Weinberg when the latter was visiting Moscow. Initial analysis by gamma spectroscopy indicated the presence of Cs-134, Cs-137 and Ce-144. Today, only the Cs-137 is still detectable. Residual contamination is minimal and fixed. | |
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The following quote, kindly provided by Steven Wootten, explains the nature of the light cover: "[it probably would have been used] on the wall mimic panel in front of the operators and would have either illuminated when control rod 23.42 was selected to be driven or was driving into or out of the core. 23.42 denotes the position within the core which is split into a grid of horizontal and vertical numbers (when displayed vertically on the mimic), the 23 is likely to be the horizontal position and the 42 the vertical." Donated by Dr. Alvin Weinberg |
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