2011-03-14, 04:42 PM
Kalovale Wrote:See this? This is exactly what they want people to think. Radioactive materials break down into smaller particles (yes, different elements from the mendeleev tables) after a certain amount of time called half-life, which is various from element to element. Some have half-lives of thousands of years while others disappear into THIN AIR before you can complete a sneeze.
I, too, would like to know the real risk I am subject to. But no, I can't have that because reporters pineappleing want me to think I am about to die and should keep tuning in their channel for more information, which they keep hanging away from my mouth like the pineappleing Bigfoot in MapleStory.
It is not just a matter of half-lives. Its also a matter of the concentration of the radioactive material and it's toxicity. With all factors included, instant levels of radiation could be fatal, and even 22 years later radiation could remain excessive.
For example, after 22 years Chernobyl had a background radiation 200 times above the normal levels.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/3...4592.shtml