Anti-Human

Rick is a quantum physicist working for the Black Astral company. He has been working on a project in order to better contain a revolutionary alternative energy source that the company discovered. But an envious colleague has other plans in store. Then the very next day an investigation crew have been sent to the vicinity to investigate an incident. However, the area was hot and heavily irradiated.
They had to return to better protect themselves in order to continue the investigation. Just what has happened in the past 24 hours?