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Wikipedia has a table: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning#Exposure_levels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning#Exposure_le... Accordi
by alextgordon 16y ago
Wikipedia has a table: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning#Exposure_levels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_poisoning#Exposure_le...
According to that, fatal poisoning starts at around 2 Sv. According to the BBC, levels in the surrounding area are 8 mSv per hour, so not enough for acute poisoning given the timings, though not at all good for you. For comparison, a chest x-ray is 60 µSv.