Radiation

Radiaiton refers to the radiation damage dealt to the Engineer which is produced by various radioactive items in-game.

Currently, Radiation can be received from Uranium, Uranium Nodes and deposits, Nuclear Fuel Rods, Uranium Cells and Nuclear Waste. While Radiation is in effect, the screen will become slightly distorted and it will make noises (and beep when it's extremely strong) and a radiation level will appear in the game screen.

Items on Conveyor Belts also radiate, but at lesser levels. Storage Containers radiate the most as they can contain a lot of radioactive items.

Radiation from items in miners/containers/belts or when dropped on the ground damages very slowly (around 2 health points per minute), but picking it up will kill the Engineer in a short time. Holding 2 uranium ores in the inventory will kill the engineer in 20 seconds (25% radiation level). Other creatures such as Stingers or Lizard Doggos do not take damage form Radiation.

In Tier 7, Hazmat Suit can be unlocked alongside nuclear power. Having the suit on won't stop the noises, but will protect the Engineer against any Radiation damage. As the suit require aluminum to craft, it is advised to complete the Bayer Process Milestone before Nuclear Power.

Radiation levels
When the Engineer enters an area contaminated by Radiation, a radiation level bar appears, indicating the severity of the Radiation. The bar appears when the radiation level is at least 1.45% and will become full when the radiation level reached 26.7%.
 * a = standing on top of a single uranium ore
 * b = standing beside a belt of uranium
 * c = holding 2 uranium ores in inventory (the amount obtained from 1 cycle of hand-mining)
 * d = standing beside a uranium miner with full output and connected to a belt

The maximum radiation can kill the engineer in 5 seconds. When a hazmat suit is equipped, it consumes iodine infused filter at maximum rate which is 1 filter every 12 seconds. The filter lasts 2.4 times as the time to death without hazmat suit.

The amount of Radiation depends on a few factors:
 * Uranium nodes and deposits give off maximum radiation.
 * Items held in the Engineer's inventory give very high radiation.
 * Items on the ground radiate moderately.
 * Items in inventories of buildings give lesser radiation, however at the storage full capacity, containers can emit powerful radiation even at long range. Storage containers or industrial storage containers always emit 100% radiation at close range, killing the engineers in 5 seconds no matter how many of them are stacked.
 * The range of radiation emitted by stacked industrial storage containers are as follows:
 * Radiation from conveyor belt transporting uranium, measured by standing beside the belt: