Dumb Question Mk II

["Scott D. Kniffin" <Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

What does the 'P' stand for in the units below?  Am I to asume that SI had
to come up with a prefix for 10^15 because of the Bq unit problem?  (Down
with Bequerel!  Long live Mme. Curie!)  Ahem...I hear Melissa now: "Step
down from the soap box Scott, you said that already."
Yours in confusion,

Scott Kniffin

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At 10:45 07/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Becquerels of cesium and strontium:
>Total released to the Mayak area: 8900 PBq.
>For comparison:
>1. Total from all atmospheric bomb tests: 1550 Bq.
>2. Chernobyl: 70 PBq.
>3. Sellafield: 47 PBq.