Visual representations of radiation in an airline flight, background, Fukushima, Tokyo

[mooncliff]

This is helpful in visualizing ambient radiation.


http://microsievert.net/


http://www.rchoetzlein.com/theory/wp.../radiation.jpg

[c1ue]

Re: Visual representations of radiation in an airline flight, background, Fukushima, Tokyo

An excellent graphic again underscoring the extent to which anti-nuclear alarmism has redirected focus from the overall tragedy of the tsunami/earthquake to the Fukushima nuclear facility.

[doom&gloom]

Re: Visual representations of radiation in an airline flight, background, Fukushima, Tokyo

But what is the annual limit for an airline passenger anyway?

[Polish_Silver]

Annual limits

But what is the annual limit for an airline passenger anyway?

The annual limit for "airline workers" was about 20mS, Slightly higher than for nuclear industry workers.

I think they are getting "cosmic rays" which are not stopped by the fuselage.

Passengers would get a dose according to the hours they spent at high altitudes.


Unless you spend 30 hours a week in the air, you will not approach the airline industry limit.

I'd like to see some charts like this on the TV news! Frontline "aftershock" is a good treatment of Fukushima. A geologist had found evidence of big Tsunamis about every 600 years, and published an article saying the area was due. Nobody did anything, of course.

Apparently, all the utility needed to do was build a back up generator at a 60 foot higher elevation.

"Aftershock" also reviewed some issues with US reactors. There are some safety issues with floods and fires. One of the reactors was upgraded, not because of pressure from the NRC, but because the owner was worried about it. The US reactors are getting very old, and they keep re-licensing them. In about 20 years, most will be 50+ years old, and will all be decommisioned very quickly. We are doing nothing to prepare for that.