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See also: Nuclear_power_reconsidered

Fig.1 Handy chart from xkcd.com compares radiation doses.

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 {{Image|XKCD Radiation Chart.png|right|350px|Fig.1 Handy chart from <tt>xkcd.com</tt> compares radiation doses.}}
-One of the primary obstacles to nuclear power is the public's fear of ''radiation''.  While ionizing radiation can certainly be dangerous at high doses, this has often been oversimplified to, "The only acceptable amount of radiation is ''zero''!"  That goal can never be met, since (for example) all living things are radioactive.  A sensible criterion must be based on an understanding of where radiation comes from, what sorts of damage radiation ''does'', and how much radiation it takes to ''do'' it.
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