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Well, there were no deaths because of the contamination in the contaminated area, because the contaminated area was evacuated. D'uh...
by rob74 5y ago
Well, there were no deaths because of the contamination in the contaminated area, because the contaminated area was evacuated. D'uh...
- ch4s3 5y agoPeople weren't evacuated immediately, which is the whole point. Your dismissiveness shows that you aren't very familiar with the particulars of the accident. There was a projection at the time that there would be a short term spike in thyroid cancer among that population, which hasn't materialized. In fact radiation levels are so low in the area that the wisdom of the evacuation is very much up for debate. Of people evacuated 98% were exposed to no more than a 5 mSv/yr dose. The current ambient dose rate is 3 mSv/yr in the area which is slightly less than you'd receive visiting Finland. Flying from NY to Fukushima would expose you to a 9 mSv/yr dose.