Man goes on quest to find the most radioactive places on earth, - TopicsExpress



          

Man goes on quest to find the most radioactive places on earth, makes YouTube video of it: https://youtube/watch?v=TRL7o2kPqw0&sns=tw&app=desktop Pripyat Hospital, in the Ukraine, was where they treated the fire fighters who were dealing with the disaster at Chernobyl. 1 hour spent in the basement where they threw the fire fighters clothes is equivalent to about 1 years worth of normal background radiation, or 2,000 Microsieverts. Lets compare that number... One chest CT scan: 7,000 Microsieverts. Residents of Fukushima will receive an additional 10,000 Microsieverts in their lifetime. Annual radiation limit for US workers: 50,000 Microsieverts 6 months on the International Space Station: 80,000 Microsieverts AND....the average annual radiation dose for being a cigarette smoker: 160,000 Microsieverts (Use numbers to get a sense of the order of magnitude. Actual doses vary!)
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 19:31:36 +0000

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