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| Keywords: Radiation Dose Chart by Xkcd.png Randall Munroe as part of the webcomic xkcd In response to concerns about the radioactivity released by the en Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 and to remedy what he described as confusing reporting on radiation levels in the media Munroe created a chart of comparative radiation exposure levels The chart was rapidly adopted by print and online journalists in several countries including being linked to by online writers for The Guardian<ref> cite news Monbiot George en George Monbiot Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power http //www guardian co uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/21/pro-nuclear-japan-fukushima The Guardian London 2011-03-21 </ref> and The New York Times <ref> cite news Revkin Andrew en Andrew Revkin The 'Dread to Risk' Ratio on Radiation and other Discontents http //dotearth blogs nytimes com/2011/03/23/the-dread-to-risk-ratio-on-radiation-and-other-discontents/ hp Dot Earth blog The New York Times 2011-03-23 </ref> As a result of requests for permission to reprint the chart and to translate it into Japanese Munroe placed it in the public domain but requested that his non-expert status should be clearly stated in any reprinting <ref> cite web Munroe Randall Radiation Chart http //blog xkcd com/2011/03/19/radiation-chart/ xkcd com </ref> reflist Graphique des doses radioactives par xkcd http //xkcd com/radiation/ mld Source of the data according to http //xkcd com/radiation/sources html xkcd website Source des informations selon le http //xkcd com/radiation/sources html site de xkcd http //www nrc gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part020/ http //www nrc gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/tritium-radiation-fs html http //www nema ne gov/technological/dose-limits html http //www deq idaho gov/inl_oversight/radiation/dose_calculator cfm http //www deq idaho gov/inl_oversight/radiation/radiation_guide cfm http //mitnse com/ http //www mext go jp/component/a_menu/other/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/03/18/1303727_1716 pdf http //blog vornaskotti com/2010/07/15/into-the-zone-chernobyl-pripyat/ http //dels-old nas edu/dels/rpt_briefs/rerf_final pdf http //en wikipedia org/wiki/Sievert 2011-04-26 Randall Munroe creator of xkcd Ellen From http //xkcd com/radiation/ original page I waive all copyright to this chart and place it in the public domain so you are free to reuse it anywhere with no permission necessary However keep in mind that I am not a radiation expert and this chart is intended for general public informational use only Original English PNG - English SVG - Français SVG CC0 Xkcd Radioactivity | ||||
