There's a lot of misinformation about nuclear energy. I used to tell people that a quick way to get kicked out of the nuclear program in the U.S. Navy was to ac

There's a lot of misinformation about nuclear energy. I used to tell people that a quick way to get kicked out of the nuclear program in the U.S. Navy was to accidently forget to take off your thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) before boarding an airplane. The Navy uses TLDs to track radiation exposure of sailors and has a strict program in place for managing it. Turns out, hopping on an airplane is the quickest way to exceed your annual exposure limit. It helped people understand the safety protocols we have in place and that it's not this big scary thing waiting to give you cancer at any moment. Of course, it _is_ dangerous when handled incorrectly, but it's not the doomsday thing the media tends to make it.