During the Second Martian Revolution, Alec Mason and Samanya travels through the Irradiated Zone to request the Marauders' assistance but not before constructing makeshift radioactive shielding, from Salvage, to allow them to pass through unharmed. The area may have been irradiated in the time period from 2050 to 2075. Ultor set aside a plot of land for dumping radioactive waste from their mining complex's reactor and equipment. The topography in the region resembles hastily buried toxic material disposal sites on Earth. It is unknown whether or not hazardous materials are continuously dumped there after the First Martian Revolution. The EDF place numerous signs on the borders of the area to warn civilians away from the radiation..