Re: Dose Rate in Bragin, Belarus

["Jim Hoerner" <jim_hoerner@HOTMAIL.COM>]

>From: "Careway, Harold A. (GE Energy)" <Harold.Careway@gene.GE.com>



>I received the following question indirectly from an associate. "Where we 

>were (Bregin - 5.5 miles from Chernobyl right across the river)

>the radiation level is 68 quire points versus 12 quire points a normal

>amount of radiation.



Based on the magnitude of the numbers, I immediately thought ur per hour, or 

microroentgen per hour.



Then I remembered...

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter23.html



Looks like Megakilo Pascals divided by four to me.  Sorry if someone already 

posted that; I get the digest. :-)



Regards,

Jim

Lotsa queer points here.

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