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rads, milligrays, sieverts. how many different measures of radiation are there? Does anyone have a good feel for how much risk we actually face in California

• wtallis 16y ago
  None, unless the radioactive slag is magically aerosolized and propelled in to the upper atmosphere, then carried swiftly across the Pacific.. A meltdown on its own will only cause local damage. Take a look at our discussion last year of the concept of a banana equivalent dose: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1429524 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1429524 The extent of milk contamination as a result of the Three Mile Island meltdown was that a glass of milk was 75 times less radioactive than the average banana.
  • stretchwithme 16y ago
    yeah, some of the other comments indicate this map is bunk. Thanks. I'll watch out for those bananas. :-)