I did give consideration to it. I was stating that there are different levels of radiation and there are different guidelines for amount of levels that people can safely be exposed to. The guidelines are based from the records and data that has been kept by different people in the different areas that were exposed to different levels of radiation. The bulk of those records came from Japan because they had before and after records of the atomic bombs.
With the initial comment I was going add the above to it but got distracted and posted what I had. I also was going to include that's great that nature is coming back to those areas but I don't see anything about how much radiation is present. Without some measurement or data it's hard to gauge how safe it is. You can measure how much radiation is being released. I use to work with moisture density gauges that have two radioactive sources. Companies that utilizes the gauges are required to measure the radiation levels in their buildings, the storage area, surrounding offices and sometimes employees have to wear a badge that indicates how much radiation is be released. I think in year I could not exceed 3rem because the general population is exposed to 5rem a year (it might be rads, I can't recall off the top of my head). If I got to 3, I no longer had to use the gauge for the remainder of the year but I think the highest most people get is 1.5 or 2 while using the gauges. You would literally have to take the beta radiation source out and play with it to do any damage.
I apologize that I didn't finish my initial comment.
No worries, I'm grateful you bothered to reply :)
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I realise you're answering with great knowledge and integrity. The question remains, why is it the people who refuse to move from their homes around Fukushima and Chernobyl are not dropping dead but seeming to be no worse the wear, just like the other mammals who appear to be thriving? You obviously know the numbers, inside and out, but the question is, can we trust the numbers?
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To answer your first question, it depends on the levels and type of radiation. Organisms can with stand lots of alpha radiation for different reasons, hair, skin, sweat. Beta radiation can penetrate through hair and skin but not get down into the innards. Gamma goes all the way through. Depending on how strong the source is and the type is how long you can be exposed. The are some good articles about K-19, a Soviet sub that had a leak and hiw it took time for the radiation sickness to take effect.
To contribute to your thought about the government creating fear, the pawns, media and entertainment, do plenty of fearmongering . Most of our fears come from almost propaganda grade movies and TV shows. My opinion is the Simpsons did a good job of making sure that people are afraid of nuclear power and the radiation.
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My apologies for answers more technical than philosophical, I have been trouble shooting issues since Friday and I took the wrong approach to your blog.
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