Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site uiucdcsb Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucdcsb!carroll From: carroll@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: "zillion fatal doses of Plutoni Message-ID: <15700058@uiucdcsb> Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 23:01:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcsb.15700058 Posted: Wed Mar 5 23:01:00 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 07:17:17 EST References: <221@bu-cs.UUCP> Lines: 7 Nf-ID: #R:bu-cs.UUCP:221:uiucdcsb:15700058:000:400 Nf-From: uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU!carroll Mar 5 22:01:00 1986 Perhaps it is true that any radiation is dangerous, but people who scream about a possible 0.5 REM/year exposure, but live in Denver or equivalent (where they get about 30 extra REM/year compared to a sea level local) confuse the **** out of me. If the .5 is so bad that we need to shut it all down, why is the extra 30 ok? Also, try to avoid sleeping with anyone; they're radioactive too ya know.