Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!spuxll!abnjh!u1100a!pyuxn!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: radiation chart Message-ID: <584@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 12:19:30 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxa.584 Posted: Mon Feb 27 12:19:30 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Feb-84 13:06:52 EST References: <401@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Organization: Central Services Org., Piscataway N.J. Lines: 19 You can add to the total 250mren if you work in Penn Central station in New York. It has been discovered that the radiation level in the station is 250 mrem/year for people who work in the building. This is supposed to be the highest for any building known, outside the obvious places. This is due, they think, to the granite used to build the place. SCRATCH THE FIRST LINE> it should read Grand Central Station. I got it mixed up with where the sniper is hiding out this week. Anyhow, the radiation is supposed to be equal to 10 chest xrays per year. They have not looked into any side effects that I know of, however, since the place is old and many people have been working there for 30 or 40 years, there might be some interesting work to be done here. Just thought I'd pass this tidbit along. There was a news program about local radiation problems last week on the teely. T. C. Wheeler