[xjcsa]

They are continuing to work on different tasks because they have not shown any abnormal signs since being exposed to over 100 millisieverts of radiation, the utility said.

100 millisieverts is the lowest level of radiation exposure at which a statistically significant increase in the incidence of cancer is discernable.

Ten times that - 1,000 millisieverts - increases the incidence of cancer by five percent. Fifty times that - 5,000 millisieverts - has a 50% fatality rate over a period of one month.

So while 100 millisieverts is not exactly trivial, it's not like these guys are likely to die of it, or even get sick.

[cookcounty]

"They are continuing to work on different tasks because they have not shown any abnormal signs since being exposed to over 100 millisieverts of radiation, the utility said."

"100 millisieverts is the lowest level of radiation exposure at which a statistically significant increase in the incidence of cancer is discernable."

"Ten times that - 1,000 millisieverts - increases the incidence of cancer by five percent. Fifty times that - 5,000 millisieverts - has a 50% fatality rate over a period of one month.

"So while 100 millisieverts is not exactly trivial, it's not like these guys are likely to die of it, or even get sick.

Thanks for bringing some rationality to all this fear mongering. Are a handful of people in danger? Yes. Are they courageous? Yes. Is this a bigger deal than the Chilean miners' deal? Probably not.

[Red in Blue PA]

If it really is no big deal, why don’t people like you volunteer to work at their Ground Zero?