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And when some of my countrymen fled Fukushima area because of radioactivity, they came back home to Finland, where we have a higher natural background radiation
by ptaipale 7y ago
And when some of my countrymen fled Fukushima area because of radioactivity, they came back home to Finland, where we have a higher natural background radiation level than the elevated radioactivity from which they fled.
When doing so, they took an airplane, where the radiation levels are even higher (though of course only for just a few hours, but certainly everyone who flies is exposed to the risk of cancer, and for those who get a cancer, it's also not a minor component).
Risks of radioactivity are blown out of all proportion when dicsussing application of nuclear power.
- beders 7y agoRisks have been carefully measured and assessed for most incidents. You can read up on the numbers elsewhere. Doesn't mean you want to be living next to a nuclear power plant. And it gives no comfort to people who have their health significantly affected because of the actions or inactions of nuclear power plant operators and governments. And you are speculating on reasons of your countrymen you probably have no clue about. Did you talk to any of them ?
- kalleboo 7y agoI'd rather live next to a nuclear power plant than a coal one (which is what Japan is now building to replace lost nuclear capacity)
- v_lisivka 7y agoLevel of radiation is useful metric, but it can be diluted when "... at average ..." is used. A cold room with one cup of boiling water in it has much lower temperature at average than sunny lagoon, but cup of boiling water can injure or even kill you, while sunny lagoon cannot.