April 11, 2011
Tag Archives: radiation
Background Radiation
Screen captures from the documentary Pandora’s Promise
The sievert (Wikipedia)
1 Sv = 1 joule/kilogram – a biological effect. The sievert represents the equivalent biological effect of the deposit of a joule of radiation energy in a kilogram of human tissue.
Background radiation is measured in microsieverts per hour (one millionth of a sievert).
Pandora’s Promise
Former anti-nuclear environmentalists reevaluate their position on nuclear power in light of the Fukushima disaster.
They present the past, present, and future of nuclear power including Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. Their conclusions will surprise you.
