On 24/02/2021 09:38, T i m wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:10:10 -0800 (PST), John Walliker
wrote:

snip Spuke puke

Well, the betas are probably more dangerous as they will mostly be
absorbed whereas the gammas will mostly pass straight through the
body without interacting.

Quite.

But since when has Spuke ever bothered with the facts over trying to
get one in against me (I feel sorry for him having me as the centre
of his life). ;-(

It must be very confusing living in a world of grey when you can only
think in black and white.

I'm not talking about (naturally occurring) radiation, I'm talking
about using it to generate power and the risks that can expose.

It's helpful to put risk into context:
https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy

It does help to consider man made radiation in context with natural. It
all depends on whether you are open or closed to nuclear power.

I haven't said that I don't want nuclear power or that the
alternatives can't have / cause their own issues, but common sense
would suggest we consider all other energy sources and focus on the
greenest / safest of them.

Agreed, but some like to say they don't have an opinion, like Brexit and
so don't vote yet call those in favour of Brexit childish names. This is
deja vu.

In reality your world is black and white and give the illusion you're
just a grey man.

There is little point relying on nuclear energy when the world
population is being forced to live in the areas it hasn't polluted for
a good few years.

When a windmill falls in the farm, do people 2000 miles away have to
suffer the consequences?

Sometimes, if a loved one died in the incident came from a family 2,000
miles away. That's more likely with wind than nuclear.