Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
Let's get something straight, here....alpha particles are akin helium, beta is akin to being hit with an electrical charge. NOTHING LETHAL THERE, UNLIKE GAMMA PARTICLES. Plus factor in space and ventilation.
From the past:
Mortality among workers at a nuclear power plant in the United States.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8218874
To the present:
Study finds cancer risk among nuclear power plant workers negligible
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1403142.htm
Nuclear plant workers developed cancer despite radiation exposure below legal limit — As little as 5 millisieverts
http://enenews.com/nuclear-plant-wo...elow-legal-limit-as-little-as-5-millisieverts