Re: the 6 months thing. No, it's not to protect my gear (anyhow, i don't have any authorization to go down there. It is the first time they are doing an experiment where the radioactive dose is lethal if you enter at the wrong moment...
:p That is the joke. The Crazed photographer who enters the lethal radiation area with a single thought in mind: "I hope this is not affecting my Camera gear". 


