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He will be fine. He might not still have his job in a few months but other that, he will be fine. 300 CPM isn't even close to dangerous. You get a higher dos
by hunterpayne 1y ago
He will be fine. He might not still have his job in a few months but other that, he will be fine. 300 CPM isn't even close to dangerous. You get a higher dose every time you fly in an airplane, or go to La Paz, Bolivia.
- cma 1y ago> They ingested some amount of cavity water Isn't it much worse internally than hitting your outer skin?
- orwin 1y agoYes, but: depends on what he ingested. Deuterium/tritium cannot emit Alpha particles, the ones blocked by your outer/dead skin (also they're an order of magnitude more dangerous than the other at equivalent grey), so he's fine in that way (unless there is more in the pool, but that would be a bigger issue). The issue with ingesting deuterium/tritium is that the dose will now have to be calculated/estimated per organ, and while I don't remember exactly how it's done, it's more complex than calculating the mSv he took (I can't give you more details, I'm not competent, I've observed a radiologist a week my bachelor year to decide which master I would do, I'm now working in software which should tell you everything)
- kevincox 1y agoAccording to https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/michigan-nuclear-plant-worker-had-to-be-decontaminated-after-falling-into-reactor-pool.html https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/10/michigan-nuclear-plant-wo... he returned to work the next day (presumably at the nuclear reactor) and only suffered minor injuries due to the fall.