RE: Simulation of Radioactive Contamination

["USHINO, TOSH" <ushinot@songs.sce.com>]

     Back in the days when I had to (dis-)organize medical emergency drills 
     at hospitals in support of an another nuke power plant emergency plan, 
     we used detergents w/high concentration of phosphate or something 
     called "Glow worm (or something like that)" to simulate contamination 
     on "victims."  We sometimes hid lamp mantles, also.  At the end of the 
     drills, we would turn-off the lights and use black lights to show 
     where the contamination on the victims went.  Medical staff at the 
     hospitals didn't want any REAL radioative contamination spread around. 
     We also simulated decontamination of hospital staff and hallways using 
     pancake GM survey meter, and, (holy smokes!) sometimes found REAL 
     contaminations from their nuclear medicine dept.  (Notice I didn't 
     mention any names).
     
     Tosh Ushino
     ushinot@songs.sce.com
     
     P.S.: We used to have wooden neutrons then...