tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post586703974980410400..comments2024-03-27T00:22:35.272-07:00Comments on EXSKF: #Radiation: Ministry of Education to Set Radiation Limit for School Yards in Fukushimaarevamirpal::laprimaverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-18539940106306720482011-04-10T15:55:42.294-07:002011-04-10T15:55:42.294-07:00Let us put this in context and not get too hysteri...Let us put this in context and not get too hysterical. The average background radiation on earth is 2 mSv. The average for a US citizen (all sources) is 6 mSv a year. So the allowable dose for Japan is only about 3X what the average American gets. I'd set it a little lower than that for children say 12 mSv a year. But the allowable dose is not the end of the world.<br /><br />And you also have to take into account what the situation would be like without electricity. Life expectancy would be much shorter. It is a trade off. <br /><br />Here is my design criteria (which can be met) for nuclear power:<br /><br /><a href="http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2011/04/people-are-not-rational.html" rel="nofollow">People Are Not Rational</a>M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-90501325291661313702011-04-10T13:26:49.108-07:002011-04-10T13:26:49.108-07:00What kind of country is it that would be so willin...What kind of country is it that would be so willing to tell 5 year olds that it is totally OK if they are irradiated extra 20 milli-sievert/year?<br /><br />Oh it's a country that told 5-year-olds that plutonium was so safe.<br /><br />Makes me sick.arevamirpal::laprimaverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-2635160591927733502011-04-10T06:46:35.498-07:002011-04-10T06:46:35.498-07:00Even if that was allowable for adults it is ridicu...Even if that was allowable for adults it is ridiculously high for children. However, it IS the International standard. Which is something.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-70896469777447637242011-04-10T06:06:10.318-07:002011-04-10T06:06:10.318-07:00A May 2006 report from ACRO Laboratory shows that ...A May 2006 report from ACRO Laboratory shows that radiactive tritium has been leaking into the underground aquifers used by farmers in Normandy, France The source is the nuclear waste disposal facility at la Hague, the Centre Stockage de la Manche (CSM), which processes nuclear waste. In general, tritium contamination is regarded s a good tracer for anticipating future contamination from other radionuclides in the dumpsite. These include strontium, cesium and plutonium, all cancer causing radionuclides. <br /><br />http://www.catastrophemap.com/normandy.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-90678516032652393092011-04-10T05:49:15.644-07:002011-04-10T05:49:15.644-07:00Since Fukushima failed, the Japanese government an...Since Fukushima failed, the Japanese government and TEPCO have obscured the danger of the Fukushima crisis—and it is a crisis. The word "safe" has been tossed about loosely. Unfortunately, when it comes to radiation, there's no such thing.<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/#!5786486/theres-no-such-thing-as-safe-radiationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com