Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear?
10-27-2011, 06:45 AM
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Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear?
Are you telling me that this sucker is nuclear? 
Some radiation charged cars are hitting the Japanese used car market.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/we...132614218.html
Some radiation charged cars are hitting the Japanese used car market.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/we...132614218.html
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10-27-2011, 07:06 AM
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Would I buy a lightly radioactive GT-R at a considerable discount? **** yes.
110 uSv/hr isn't a lot, considering how little time people spend in their cars. Unless you lived in the damn thing...
110 uSv/hr isn't a lot, considering how little time people spend in their cars. Unless you lived in the damn thing...
10-27-2011, 09:26 AM
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In case you wanted some perspective on how much radiation 0.3µsieverts is...
http://xkcd.com/radiation/
Keep in mind, the export LIMIT is 0.3µsieverts/hour. The is van putting out 110µsieverts/hour.
At 110µsieverts/hour, 2 hours/day, 365.25 days/year that's 80msieverts/year. That's awfully close to the 100msievert level that has been clearly linked to increased cancer risk. I wouldn't do it if you have a long commute.
On the other hand, I'm in my car maybe 2 hours/week so I'd probably be fine
I'll take that $10K GT-R now.
http://xkcd.com/radiation/
Keep in mind, the export LIMIT is 0.3µsieverts/hour. The is van putting out 110µsieverts/hour.
At 110µsieverts/hour, 2 hours/day, 365.25 days/year that's 80msieverts/year. That's awfully close to the 100msievert level that has been clearly linked to increased cancer risk. I wouldn't do it if you have a long commute.
On the other hand, I'm in my car maybe 2 hours/week so I'd probably be fine
I'll take that $10K GT-R now.
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10-27-2011, 03:40 PM
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Not many folks would average 2 hours a day in a GT-R. All the same, gradual dose spread out over time has a drastically reduced effect versus acute dosage, because a healthy body easily replaces cells. And cancer risk never stopped anyone from buying cigarettes.
10-28-2011, 11:40 AM
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In case you wanted some perspective on how much radiation 0.3µsieverts is...
http://xkcd.com/radiation/
Keep in mind, the export LIMIT is 0.3µsieverts/hour. The is van putting out 110µsieverts/hour.
At 110µsieverts/hour, 2 hours/day, 365.25 days/year that's 80msieverts/year. That's awfully close to the 100msievert level that has been clearly linked to increased cancer risk. I wouldn't do it if you have a long commute.
On the other hand, I'm in my car maybe 2 hours/week so I'd probably be fine I'll take that $10K GT-R now.
http://xkcd.com/radiation/
Keep in mind, the export LIMIT is 0.3µsieverts/hour. The is van putting out 110µsieverts/hour.
At 110µsieverts/hour, 2 hours/day, 365.25 days/year that's 80msieverts/year. That's awfully close to the 100msievert level that has been clearly linked to increased cancer risk. I wouldn't do it if you have a long commute.
On the other hand, I'm in my car maybe 2 hours/week so I'd probably be fine
I'll take that $10K GT-R now.just a general summation.
(example) now if it was emiting 110µsieverts/hour a month ago and one of the highly radioactive elements had a half-life of 14days. it would be less than the 110µsieverts/hour dose rate.
every 14 days the emitted radiation will to 50% of what it was. this formular isn't true in all elements and isotopes.
^^^
loosely based math and not knowing the exact contamination.
Also what is the dose inside the van? and where?
10-28-2011, 10:21 PM
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IIRC, much of the radiation was I-131 which has a short half-life (which is why it's used in medical procedures [ask me how I know]). I think it's around 8 days. Since we're well past that time period, whatever is left is probably the really bad stuff; Cesium-137 and Strontium-90 (and other similarly awful things). Those two will be half gone in 30-ish years.
Nice link to graphically compare the dose rates. I wonder though what the actual contanimates on the van are. Then we can figure out what the half-life and ultimately the total dose the van will emit.
just a general summation.
(example) now if it was emiting 110µsieverts/hour a month ago and one of the highly radioactive elements had a half-life of 14days. it would be less than the 110µsieverts/hour dose rate.
every 14 days the emitted radiation will to 50% of what it was. this formular isn't true in all elements and isotopes.
^^^
loosely based math and not knowing the exact contamination.
Also what is the dose inside the van? and where?
just a general summation.
(example) now if it was emiting 110µsieverts/hour a month ago and one of the highly radioactive elements had a half-life of 14days. it would be less than the 110µsieverts/hour dose rate.
every 14 days the emitted radiation will to 50% of what it was. this formular isn't true in all elements and isotopes.
^^^
loosely based math and not knowing the exact contamination.
Also what is the dose inside the van? and where?
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10-29-2011, 10:33 AM
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Actually, the alpha particle radiation will probably be blocked by a decent pair of jeans and a hoodie. Beta particle and gamma radiation require aluminum and a few inches of lead (respectively).
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