Were you on a nuke boat? New low radiation study

swdw · 03-06-19, 11:17 AM

I found this rather interesting. Anyone that was a nuke will have the background to understand a big chunk of this.

Title:
Low-dose radiation from A-bombs elongated lifespan and reduced cancer mortality relative to un-irradiated individuals

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...E2fFgheBQsuxbc

ET2SN · 03-06-19, 01:28 PM

US Nuke boat crews wear a dosimeter badge on the boat.
The Navy has plenty of info related to low-level exposure if they ever want to share it.

This study looks to be more concerned with the old A bomb tests. Warheads and reactors produce different kinds of contamination and vastly different amounts. I had some valves I was responsible for when I was on watch that were located on the reactor compartment's forward shield. If I was worried about getting contaminated, I'd rather hang out next to those valves than hang out in Las Vegas.

swdw · 03-09-19, 10:57 AM

I know all about that. I was on 3 boats and qualified as an RO and EWS (Stonewall Jackson, Permit, Guitarro) and worked at a nuke power plant for 12 years.

This is new info and is different from what the Navy and the nuke power plants had, as they would tell you low doses increased cancer risk. Which is why this is interesting. I'd suggest actually reading it.

03-06-19, 11:17 AM	#1
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Were you on a nuke boat? New low radiation study I found this rather interesting. Anyone that was a nuke will have the background to understand a big chunk of this. Title: Low-dose radiation from A-bombs elongated lifespan and reduced cancer mortality relative to un-irradiated individuals https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...E2fFgheBQsuxbc __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

03-09-19, 10:57 AM	#3
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I know all about that. I was on 3 boats and qualified as an RO and EWS (Stonewall Jackson, Permit, Guitarro) and worked at a nuke power plant for 12 years. This is new info and is different from what the Navy and the nuke power plants had, as they would tell you low doses increased cancer risk. Which is why this is interesting. I'd suggest actually reading it. __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

03-06-19, 01:28 PM	#2
ET2SN Ocean Warrior Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 2,652 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	US Nuke boat crews wear a dosimeter badge on the boat. The Navy has plenty of info related to low-level exposure if they ever want to share it. This study looks to be more concerned with the old A bomb tests. Warheads and reactors produce different kinds of contamination and vastly different amounts. I had some valves I was responsible for when I was on watch that were located on the reactor compartment's forward shield. If I was worried about getting contaminated, I'd rather hang out next to those valves than hang out in Las Vegas.