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Originally Posted by Jedi Ninja
By way of comparison: The newly reported measurements are 400 millisieverts. At Chernobyl, 1000 millisieverts was the reported level after the news blackout was lifted, but the peak was estimated to be 3000 millisieverts.
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If anyone needs perspective to everyday life exposure(s):
Calgary background radiation is ~4 millisieverts/year
Vancouver background radiation is ~1 millisievert/year
One chest xray is 0.1 millisieverts
One cross Canada flight is 0.3 millisieverts.