The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear Reactor
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-nuclear-reactor/
First read about it in 1990 in Jacob Shapiro's Radiation Protection. I'd say every person getting a health physics/radiation safety degree today either reads it or has some professor droll on about it. That said, it's good that it was published in this well-read publication since the general public knows nothing of it. Now if they'll just do a similar article to educate the public, specifically frequent flyers, on their dose in commercial air flights :D.
Quote from: Mounder on Feb 14, 2016, 07:29
.... Now if they'll just do a similar article to educate the public, specifically frequent flyers, on their dose in commercial air flights :D.
that's "natural" radiation,...
natural radiation is good for you,... :P ;) :) 8)
Quote from: GLW on Feb 14, 2016, 07:35
that's "natural" radiation,...
natural radiation is good for you,... :P ;) :) 8)
Must be, radon therapy is still legal.
Radon Health Mines of Boulder-Basin Montana
http://www.helenamt.com/content/radon-health-mines-of-boulder-basin-montana/
Air Force has dose reconstruction going on for high-flyers. Just a matter of time before commercial pilots and stewardesses put in cancer claims. It's one big lawyer-driven payday.
Quote from: Mounder on Feb 14, 2016, 08:33
Air Force has dose reconstruction going on for high-flyers. Just a matter of time before commercial pilots and stewardesses put in cancer claims. It's one big lawyer-driven payday.
IIRC the NIH tried to make them occupational exposure workers once upon a time,...
their union resisted due to limits on flight hours, ergo lower wages, ergo lower dues receipts,...