On 19/12/16 15:10, John Rumm wrote:
On 19/12/2016 12:47, Nightjar wrote:
On 19-Dec-16 11:56 AM, mechanic wrote:
On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:02:25 +0000, Vir Campestris wrote:

On 17/12/2016 18:42, mechanic wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:47:37 +0000, Vir Campestris wrote:

There have been deaths from the evacuation, just as there would
be from someone falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing
a panic.

You think the evacuation was unnecessary? What would have
happened if there was no evacuation? You think everyone should
return to their homes and get on with their lives as before?

Go on then, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY THE RADIATION?

More relevant to ask how many WILL be killed as a result of
radiation exposure. Some estimate 5000.


Only the nutters.

The criteria for the evacuation in the area of Fukushima was an exposure
level of 20mSv/y. Subsequent investigation of 1700 evacuated residents
showed that two thirds had received doses of less than 1mSv/y, 98% had
received doses of less than 5mSv/y, while just 10 people had received
exposures of more than 10mSv.

The French Institute for Radiological Protection & Nuclear Safety took
measurements that indicated that, outside the plant, levels were
unlikely to exceed 30mSV/y for the first year and falling thereafter.
There is absolutely no evidence for any adverse effects from an exposure
level below 100mSv/y and people quite happily live in areas where the
natural background radiation can give doses as high as 50mSv/y

and to put those figures into context:

https://xkcd.com/radiation/

50mSv being the maximum annual dose permitted for people working with
radio nucleotides.



and there being strong evidence that you need over 100mSv in a SINGLE
DOSE to actually measurably increase cancer risks.