What are the radiation dangers of nuclear power?
Small compared to ordinary daily dosages. Depending on specific locale, the average person receives 150 – 300 milliram of radiation annually (from the sun, cosmic sources, and natural radioactive sources). A dental x-ray delivers about 25 millirem of radiation, flying a daytime commercial airline flight can as well (due to the lesser amount of atmosphere between the airplane and the Sun to absorb the radiation). An average year’s worth of watching TV can deliver about 5 millirem. A person living next door to a nuclear power plant can expect to receive an additional half-millirem of radiation annually. It’s statistically insignificant. Q: How is the annual mortality rate due to Coal Power calculated? A: It is impossible to calculate exactly. But, 40,000 people die in the U.S. annually due to fine particulates in the air, and the U.S. Electric Industry produces about 2/3 of the total. So – if 3/4 of these 40,000 people don’t smoke, and the death of 2/3 of them is attributable to coal, we
