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Originally posted by Konah
NHK World is reporting a "white vapor" continuously rising from the building, but at the moment the authorities are unsure as to what it is.
NHK World Live (with translator)
Originally posted by reg
Originally posted by JacKatMtn
The latest from reuters...
Radiation levels rise four-fold at stricken Japan reactor
The radiation reading at 08:31am local time (2331 GMT) climbed to 8,217 microsieverts an hour from 1,941 about 40 minutes earlier, Tokyo Eletcric Power Co said.
I just heard this on the TV. Excuse my ignorance on the subject but is that a high amount? or if not what would be considered a dangerous level? thanks
10,000 mSv (10 sieverts) as a short-term and whole-body dose would cause immediate illness, such as nausea and decreased white blood cell count, and subsequent death within a few weeks. Between 2 and 10 sieverts in a short-term dose would cause severe radiation sickness with increasing likelihood that this would be fatal.
Originally posted by AmatuerSkyWatcher
reply to post by JacKatMtn
NHK now reporting a "vapour" coming from the top of reactor number 3 now, they don't know what it is.....edit on 14-3-2011 by AmatuerSkyWatcher because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Valhall
Originally posted by reg
Originally posted by JacKatMtn
The latest from reuters...
Radiation levels rise four-fold at stricken Japan reactor
The radiation reading at 08:31am local time (2331 GMT) climbed to 8,217 microsieverts an hour from 1,941 about 40 minutes earlier, Tokyo Eletcric Power Co said.
I just heard this on the TV. Excuse my ignorance on the subject but is that a high amount? or if not what would be considered a dangerous level? thanks
10,000 mSv (10 sieverts) as a short-term and whole-body dose would cause immediate illness, such as nausea and decreased white blood cell count, and subsequent death within a few weeks.
www.world-nuclear.org...
They aren't far from that dose right there.
Originally posted by Negotium of Verum
reply to post by Valhall
I'm sorry for barging in on this thread, but to clarify;
10,000 millisieverts are what the article is referring to.
(8000 roughly)µSv= microsieverts (smaller)
We would need quite a bit more radiation to approach immediately lethal levels.edit on 14-3-2011 by Negotium of Verum because: blargh