Date:         Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:47:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: It's Friday- West coast radiation readings
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Considering there are some higher readings on r=the right coast than the
left coast I'd say they are insignificant.



You need to measure the rise above normal to mean anything.



BTW - I used to work at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Athens, AL.
Interesting place & I happen to believe it's safe power.



Tom



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Subject: Re: It's Friday- West coast radiation readings



What's normal?


On 3/18/11 2:16 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote:

> At 04:22 PM 3/18/2011, Rob wrote...
>> noon    17mar west coast 11-14 rads
>> 10am    18mar west coast 8-14 rads
>> 1120am  18mar west coast 8-19 rads
>> 120pm   18mar west coast 8-13 rads with SF up to 13
>
> If that were true, everyone on the left coast will soon be dead. I'm
> pretty sure the units are microrads/hr, which is only a million times
> lower.
>
> 10 rads/hr ~= 100 mGy ~= 100 mSv/hr = 2.4 Sv/day  6-10 Sieverts is a
> pretty sure lethal dose, so they would have about 3 days.

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