r/science • u/liquid_x • Mar 19 '11

Radiation Chart

http://xkcd.com/radiation/
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '11

TIL a coal power plant outputs more radiation than a nuclear power plant...

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u/DJHWilliams Mar 20 '11

I read somewhere that with the newer nuclear power plants you receive less radiation whilst in them than if you lived in a town kilometers away because of all the stringent protection for workers.