[ RadSafe ] Yet, another article on the benefits of nuclear power

[Earley, Jack N]

I ran across this (amusing to me) excerpt while looking for some other
info:

"A lifetime in a home at 150 Bq/m3 (the EPA action level) would raise
the lung cancer risk (if no one smoked) 1% to 2%.(18,85) Research on the
health effects of radon seem to show a reduction in cancer for moderate
doses; the rates rise steeply for exposure to a greater activity
level.(96) The reason for this is not known but is consistent with other
experience."


It apparently comes from a physics course at
http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~wilkins/energy/Companion/E20.7.pdf.xp
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Jack Earley
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