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....but it isn't dangerous.... Radiation leak investigated at Three Mile Island | U.S. | Reuters

I read about this last night. What a shame!

The worker reccieved 16 mrem of radiation.. Background radiation averages 300 mrem per year in the US A chest xray you will receive 6 mrem A CT of the abdomen 1000 mrem You get the idea - it is a small dose to the worker and the contamination is contained. if you smoke the exposure is 160 mrem per year - tobacco contains po-210 Coal plants release more radioactive material than nuclear plants and result in higher doses to the public Coal Ash...

4 years are left until the major building in Sochi is over. Winter Olympic Games are going to last for about two weeks followed by Paralympic games. What will happen to Sochi after the end of all sporting competitions when all the guests leave and all the stadiums become empty? At present, Sochi Olympiad is one of the most discussed topics in press. Not the Games themselves but their costs are in the focus. Under the various data, Olympic...