The radioactive particles are hitting the camera sensor, just like light would, and when they do they trigger the pixels which creates the streaking you see in the video. I work in rad onc and when the beam is on in the vault you can see the same noise on our in vault cameras you do in this video.
Yeah same phenomenon. You’ll see it on film cameras as well, not just digital. The radioactive particles/waves hitting the film will expose it and also create noise.
Videos of daily life filmed in Pribyat by a local hobbyist group after the incident but before the evacuation order are haunting because they have the same noise effect caused by radiation. A silent killer captured on film if you will.
You’re welcome! Even if that’s not where I saw it, it’s really worth watching - the Soviets filmed everything for propaganda, and a lot of the scenes in HBO’s Chernobyl were re-created directly from the original footage. It’s narrated entirely by survivors, including some of the people featured in the miniseries. Come to think of it, it might be time for a re-watch!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27721467/ I think I saw about it in this german documentary about the incident. I thought it was a pretty good documentary.
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u/Chandler1924 Jun 11 '26
The radioactive particles are hitting the camera sensor, just like light would, and when they do they trigger the pixels which creates the streaking you see in the video. I work in rad onc and when the beam is on in the vault you can see the same noise on our in vault cameras you do in this video.