(no subject)

[chronosexual]

He said yes.

[Private to Tim // Torchwood Security]

How's it coming?

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[Private to Jack // Torchwood Security]

[detectivewonder]

Not based on the footage alone. Insulation on the wiring would shield the camera up to the critical spike.

What we need are large scintillation counters, at least three of them around the apartments, and another three around the hospital. Not a small project, but if we can triangulate, and if we know based on releases and new arrivals when there ought to be a surge... but beta radiation diffuses quickly. If there are gamma rays as well we could detect it for sure...

But then, if release causes gamma rays, eventually everyone living in the apartments is eventually going to get cancer.

[Private to Tim // Torchwood Security]

[chronosexual]

Sounds like we've got a new project, then. Well, after this thing with the prison.

It wouldn't be likely that there would be traces still in his cell, would there?

[Private // Torchwood Security]

[detectivewonder]

No. That's not the way it works.

If I'd been able to get some baselines of the cell to do a before and after, we could look for evidence of ionizing radiation, but with just the 'after' shot, there's not much we could do.

[Private // Torchwood Security]

[chronosexual]

Well, getting anything is better than nothing. Shame we didn't get in on this right away. Would be helpful if this wasn't so damn random.

Back home, when we'd get things coming through the Rift, we could usually detect a spike in the energy it gives off, making it predictable up to the second. We need that here. Even if we can't stop it, just having it so that people can say their goodbyes would be enough.

[Private // Torchwood Security]

[detectivewonder]

The kind of equipment needed is large, complicated, and expensive. It's going to take a while to set up.

While we're at it, if we can find a deep and isolated enough site underground, I'd like a neutrino detector, as well.

[Private // Torchwood Security]

[chronosexual]

Well it's a good thing we've got space.

Underground we might be able to do. You remember the ruins we were taken to last year, don't you? I've been meaning to go back to have a look.

[Private // Torchwood Security]

[detectivewonder]

That'd be a good start.