[ RadSafe ] Radioactive Man

[Kulp, Jeffrey (DOH)]

Bill,

According to the DOE Office of Science chart of ionizing radiation
levels, Ramsar Iran's natural background levels range from approximately
0.17 to 0.25 Sv/yr, so the gentleman in Japan will receive about 1/4 to
1/3 the dose those in Ramsar receive.

Jeff Kulp 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Prestwich
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 7:14 AM
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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive Man

If I did the arithmetic correctly the 7 microSieverts per hour
translates to
6 Rem/year. How does this compare with the high natural dose rates in
Iran for example?

Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Lawrence Jacobi
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:06 PM
To: radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive Man

This is an interesting article.  It is generally well-written.

http://www.vice.com/read/radioactive-man-japan
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