http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2013/01/28/radiation-exposure-in-thyroids-of-fukushima-kids-estimated-at-under-30-msv-via-kyodo-news/ Sat, 18 May 2013 13:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2013/01/28/radiation-exposure-in-thyroids-of-fukushima-kids-estimated-at-under-30-msv-via-kyodo-news/comment-page-1/#comment-352524 norma field Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:01:45 +0000 http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/?p=19800#comment-352524 It’s hard to understand why this is supposed to be reassuring. The ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) recommends no more than 1 mSv/yr for the general public, no more than 50 mSv in a single year, 20 mSv average over 5 years for nuclear related workers.Here, we’re talking about the most sensitive population, under age 1. Moreover, the International Atomic Energy Agency, of course, is a major promoter of nuclear energy. These numbers have been repeated frequently since Fukushima.

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