COMPARATIVE RISKS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Estimated Days
of Life Lost
Smoking 1 pack of cigarettes / day
2,370
20% overweight
985
Average US alcohol consumption
130
Home accidents
95
Occupational exposure
• 5.0 rem (50 mSv) / year
32
• 0.5 rem (5 mSv) / year
3
OCCUPATIONAL RISKS
Estimated Days
Occupation
of Life Lost
demolition
1,500
mining
1,100
firefighting
800
railroad
500
farming
300
construction
200
transportation & public utilities
160
average of all occupations
60
government
55
radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv) per year
50
service
45
trade
30
single radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv)
1.5
1
86
COMPARATIVE RISKS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Estimated Days
of Life Lost
Smoking 1 pack of cigarettes / day
2,370
20% overweight
985
Average US alcohol consumption
130
Home accidents
95
Occupational exposure
• 5.0 rem (50 mSv) / year
32
• 0.5 rem (5 mSv) / year
3
OCCUPATIONAL RISKS
Estimated Days
Occupation
of Life Lost
demolition
1,500
mining
1,100
firefighting
800
railroad
500
farming
300
construction
200
transportation & public utilities
160
average of all occupations
60
government
55
radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv) per year
50
service
45
trade
30
single radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv)
1.5
1
86
COMPARATIVE RISKS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Estimated Days
of Life Lost
Smoking 1 pack of cigarettes / day
2,370
20% overweight
985
Average US alcohol consumption
130
Home accidents
95
Occupational exposure
• 5.0 rem (50 mSv) / year
32
• 0.5 rem (5 mSv) / year
3
OCCUPATIONAL RISKS
Estimated Days
Occupation
of Life Lost
demolition
1,500
mining
1,100
firefighting
800
railroad
500
farming
300
construction
200
transportation & public utilities
160
average of all occupations
60
government
55
radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv) per year
50
service
45
trade
30
single radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv)
1.5
1
86
COMPARATIVE RISKS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
Estimated Days
of Life Lost
Smoking 1 pack of cigarettes / day
2,370
20% overweight
985
Average US alcohol consumption
130
Home accidents
95
Occupational exposure
• 5.0 rem (50 mSv) / year
32
• 0.5 rem (5 mSv) / year
3
OCCUPATIONAL RISKS
Estimated Days
Occupation
of Life Lost
demolition
1,500
mining
1,100
firefighting
800
railroad
500
farming
300
construction
200
transportation & public utilities
160
average of all occupations
60
government
55
radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv) per year
50
service
45
trade
30
single radiation dose of 1 rem (10 mSv)
1.5
1
86