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reading through http://xkcd.com/radiation/ http://xkcd.com/radiation/ really makes it clear (to me) how much 1800 milliseverts/hour is. The Maximum yearly dose
by ghshephard 13y ago
reading through http://xkcd.com/radiation/ http://xkcd.com/radiation/ really makes it clear (to me) how much 1800 milliseverts/hour is. The Maximum yearly dose for a US Radiation worker is 50 milliseverts. And Radiation over a year does much less damage than all at once. You really, really don't want to be anywhere near those storage tanks without a LOT of protective gear. No idea how they are going to clean up all that spilled water...
- jlgreco 13y ago> And Radiation over a year does much less damage than all at once. With some obvious cutoffs on the upper end (that 1800 millisieverts/hour may very well be over), that does not seem to be entirely clear. It is a topic that has gotten some debate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_no-threshold_model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_no-threshold_model