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Where are you getting the milli from? Kyodo reports 8000 micro sievert. So it's an ~5.5x increase from the previous high-water-mark of 1,500 microsievert. http
by bbb 16y ago
Where are you getting the milli from? Kyodo reports 8000 micro sievert. So it's an ~5.5x increase from the previous high-water-mark of 1,500 microsievert.
http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78063.html http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/03/78063.html
- pessimist 16y agoJapanese chief secretary's press conference which I was watching on NHK. NHK repeated the number several times. Found a press report here: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-14/japan-appeals-for-international-aid-in-fight-to-prevent-a-nuclear-meltdown.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-14/japan-appeals-for-i...
- bbb 16y agoThanks! I am not sure what reports to believe anymore...
- cdavid 16y agoasahi.com also reported a similar number (400 mili sievert near reactor number 4, believed to follow fire at that location): http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0315/TKY201103150154.html http://www.asahi.com/national/update/0315/TKY201103150154.ht...
- sophacles 16y agoStop it! This is the proper time to panic and disregard any empirical evidence. The Sky-Is-Falling crowd has needed this release of pure panicgasm for a long time, don't ruin it for them.