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>it did not say that radiation does not harm people. Neither did I.

• Tichy 16y ago
  The article did not even mention radiation levels at Fukushima, yet you quoted it as radiation being not worse than cigarettes.
  • tptacek 16y ago
    The radiation levels at the plant gate at Fukushima are quite probably much less carcinogenic than a cigarette habit.
    • Tichy 16y ago
      So why don't they evacuate 50km radius around everybody who lights up a cigarette? Don't get me wrong, I want to believe you, and I am actually hopeful that no lasting damage has been done at Fukushima. But somehow all the optimism does not seem to add up 100%.
      • tptacek 16y ago
        Because standing 50km away from someone who lights up a cigarette produces no measurable elevation in cancer risk. Next question?