CDC Radiation Emergencies | Radiation Measurement
CDC Radiation Emergencies | Radioactive Contamination and Radiation Exposure
the only reading reported was 400 mSv [ milliSievert] or 4 / 10 of a sievert.
this is confusing to me since i learned traditional units RAD s[radiation absorbed dose]and REMs [Radiation Equivalent Man]
it says on link that One Sv is equal to 100 rem.
from my cold war days when we were well aware of Radiation doses i recall one can expect a percentage of effects at 100 Rem = one Sv
and that the MLD [Mean Lethal Dose ] is 500 REM
so if the dose rate at the gate is 400 mSv then in ten hours exposure expect fatalities.. ]
of a percentage and that the MLD is 5 Sieverts.. remember the measures mentioned are milli sieverts,, ie: one thousandths
i just saw Chicken Little run by here and he said the Sky was Falling
i am not against Atomic Power Plants , just old poorly engineered ones ..
after all one needs to charge up all those electric car batteries some way..