[cdn-nucl-l] BBC - Japan's Nuclear Ghost Zone

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From: "Jerry Cuttler" <jerrycuttler@rogers.com>

Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:36:30 -0400

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The official radiation level in Ramsar Iran is up to 260 mSv/year, but that is natural radiation, so it's acceptable.

Do you think living organisms can distinguish between natural radioactivity (from radium) and human-made radioactivity?

From: cdn-nucl-l-admin@mailman1.cis.McMaster.CA [mailto:cdn-nucl-l-admin@mailman1.cis.McMaster.CA] On Behalf Of Kurt Stoll
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Subject: [cdn-nucl-l] BBC - Japan's Nuclear Ghost Zone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14887765

At one point he gets a reading of 25 micro Sieverts per hour, which is 219 mSv per year – not exactly negligible by current standards, if that is a typical reading for the wider area. Whether you believe exceeding current standards is actually dangerous or not is another question….