Radiation Vest

The Radiation Vest is a heavy laboratory vest designed to protect the wearer from harmful radiation. It functions as protective equipment found throughout several facility zones and is primarily used to block dangerous ionizing rays encountered in reactor and research areas. The vest is described in multiple language sources as a heavy, often lead-lined garment used in laboratories to shield against X‑rays and other hazardous radiation types.

The item appears as a world pickup rather than a crafted object and is commonly located in maintenance, laboratory, and reactor-adjacent spaces. Known spawn locations include multiple points within Cascade Laboratories (Adjustment level 2 and 3, Control Center and Containment locker areas, and near NPCs and equipment such as a Dr. Manse hologram, the Quantum Exchanger, and Dr. Peters), the Hydroplant (in the opening room with large white and blue pipes), and across Reactors (Dusk Reactor laboratory on the second level near Dr. Suan Tengku; Gale Reactor at the bottom of the reactor area and in a room by a curved corridor near Office Stools and Vending Machines).

Practical notes and usage guidance:

• Equip the vest when entering reactor cores, containment zones, and any area with visible radiation sources or warning indicators to reduce exposure risk; it is intended as primary protection against lab-grade ionizing radiation.
• Because the vest is described as heavy, expect it to be a bulky piece of equipment; plan inventory and movement accordingly when carrying or wearing one.
• Search locker rooms, laboratories, service corridors, and vendor or utility-adjacent rooms (near exchangers, vending machines, and kitchen cabinets) for spawns; several are found on both lower and upper levels of multi-story areas.
• NPC-proximal spawns are common: look near named characters and holograms in Cascade Laboratories and near on-duty researchers in reactor labs.
• The vest is a standalone protective item; if the game features other radiation mitigation mechanics (dosimeters, decontamination stations, filters), combine them with the vest for greater safety rather than relying on a single source of protection.

No advanced crafting or unique interactions are documented in the available sources; the Radiation Vest functions as a straightforward environmental-protection item placed at predictable utility and research locations.