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===== Radiation =====
Radiation can come from only a few select sources, such as the [[factions:Sapiens]], and from [[/game/items/radioactive waste]] barrels. Some ships, like the one above, can spawn as contaminated or can become contaminated when in contact with a radioactive weapon.\\ 
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Radiation **IS VERY DEADLY**. You have approximately 3 minutes (or 180 seconds) to get decontaminated. Get to a [[factions:Commonwealth]] station, NOT a [[factions:Corporate]] station (the [[factions:Corporate]] will kick you out), and pay the 250 Credit fine (if you can't pay, you're dead). Another way to get rid of radiation is to have [[game/items/anti-radiation coating]] applied beforehand, or get a [[game:stations:tinker gathering]] to apply it for you for 1600 Credits (you will be decontaminated as well, it is included in the 1600 Credits). There is also a nifty [[game/items/decon gel]] that can be applied anytime to the ship that can take away radiation, and it is advised to test barrels (assuming you are near a CW station and have at least 250 Credits) to find these rare life savers.\\ 
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A nice analogy to radiation was made during a stream of Transcendence by QubeTubers along these lines: "Isn't radiation like a space STD? Just don't get near it and you'll be fine".\\
**DON'T** dock to irradiated wrecks. You **WILL** regret it. (Unless you have radiation immune armor)