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The film in the badges changes colour when radiation hits it. By looking at the badges, the people wearing them can tell how much radiation they have been exposed to.

They have different strips of film for different types of radiation, so they are not only able to tell how much radiation someone has been exposed to, but also what type of radiation.

Its basically a safety measure to ensure that workers are not exposed to excessive levels of radiation emitted from the waste.

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