RE: Sydney Morning Herald says 5000 died of radiation at Chernobyl

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@UCDAVIS.EDU>]

At 12:16 PM 5/8/03 -0700, Vernig, Peter G. wrote:

>So I suspect you are right it is some form of LNT extrapolation.  If it had

>been an order of magnitude higher I would have dismissed it as such.

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May 8, 2003



The number is lower than you expected because there was probably an

adjustment for the expected cases that have not yet occurred based on the

relatively short time that has elapsed since the Chernobyl accident. Just

think how many they will calculate after 50 years has elapsed.



Otto

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