Nuclear Safety 15
Nuclear Safety 15 : Nuclear Power Plant: (7) Routine Emissions of Radioactive Materials: For the controversial debate on the health effects by the routine emissions, see Nuclear power debate#Health effects on population near nuclear power plants and workers and Environmental impact of nuclear power#Risk of cancer. During everyday routine operations, emissions of radioactive materials from nuclear plants are released to the outside of the plants although they are quite slight amounts. The daily emissions go into the air, water and soil. NRC says, "nuclear power plants sometimes release radioactive gases and liquids into the environment under controlled, monitored conditions to ensure that they pose no danger to the public or the environment", and "routine emissions during normal operation of a nuclear power plant are never lethal". According to the United Nations (UNSCEAR), regular nuclear power plant operation including the nuclear fuel cycle amounts to 0. 0002 mSv (milli-Sievert) annually in average public radiation exposure; the legacy of the Chernobyl disaster is 0. 002 mSv/yr as a global average as of a 2008 report; and natural radiation exposure averages 2. 4 mSv annually although frequently varying depending on an individual's location from 1 to 13 mSv
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