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Typical global yearly background radiation dose according to Canadian nuclear safety commission is around 2.5 mSv per year [0]. Ignoring the major issue that t
by kingstnap 11mo ago
Typical global yearly background radiation dose according to Canadian nuclear safety commission is around 2.5 mSv per year [0].
Ignoring the major issue that the location dependent variance is orders of magnitude more significant than 0.1% we can reason that 0.1% is an extra 2.5 uSv over an entire year.
Thats like a 20 minute flight... or half a dental xray, or if you planned to eat like 20 bananas this year you better cut them out.
Now the fact that there are all these other obvious ways to cut down your radiation before you even begin to think about datacenters, isn't unique for this radiation dose thing. It's true for the water consumption as well. Your Chatbots are not the cause of your water usage its your diet and material goods.
[0] https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/fact-sheets/natural-background-radiation/ https://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/fact-sheets/natura...
- zbentley 11mo agoNot what I said: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116920 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46116920