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He presents data showing that "it takes about seven times as long for the dose rate to decay from 1000 roentgens per hour (1000 R/hr) to 10 R/hr (48 hours) as to decay from 1000 R/hr to 100 R/hr (7 hours)." [47] This is a rule of thumb based on observed data, not a precise relation.
If a group of people is exposed to a 50 to 59 rems acute (within 24 hours) radiation dose, none will get radiation sickness. If the group is exposed to 60 to 180 rems, 50% will become sick with radiation poisoning. If medically treated, all of the 60–180 rems group will survive.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident was originally rated as INES 5, but then upgraded to INES 7 (the highest level) when the events of units 1, 2 and 3 were combined into a single event and the combined release of radiological material was the determining factor for the INES rating.
It typically takes about 750 millisieverts (mSv) of exposure over several hours or less to make a person sick, or roughly 100 times the amount of background radiation an American receives each year.
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International Nuclear Event Scale Level 7 (major accident) Deaths: 1 suspected from radiation (lung cancer, 4 years later). [2] [3] Non-fatal injuries: 6 with cancer or leukemia, [4] 16 with physical injuries due to hydrogen explosions. [5] 2 workers hospitalized with radiation burns [6] [7] Displaced: 164,000+ local residents
The exposure to 4.5 Gray of penetrating gamma rays has many effects that occur at different times: In 24 hours: [10] vomiting; diarrhea; These will usually abate after 6–7 days. Within 3–4 weeks there is a period of extreme illness. [10] severe bloody diarrhea, indicating intestinal disorders causing fluid imbalance; extensive internal bleeding
Compared to a pure fission bomb with an identical explosive yield, a neutron bomb would emit about ten times [9] the amount of neutron radiation. In a fission bomb, at sea level, the total radiation pulse energy which is composed of both gamma rays and neutrons is approximately 5% of the entire energy released; in neutron bombs, it would be ...