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Re:US 1963 plan to create a canal through Israel using 520 n... by thescriptkiddie on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:14PM (#26624034)
It seems to have worked pretty well aside from the obvious radioactive fallout problem. They successfully turned a dry river bed into a lake that still exists today.
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Re:US 1963 plan to create a canal through Israel using 520 n... by BitwiseFool on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:19PM (#26624131)
I'm having trouble find definitive information about what the level of radiation is at the lake today. Does anyone know?
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Re:US 1963 plan to create a canal through Israel using 520 n... by opwieurposiu on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:34PM (#26624350)
The Pechora–Kama Canal test used three "clean" nukes and today the dose measures between 9 and 70 μSv [micro-Sieverts] per week.

This is about the same as the local natural background dose.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02659...

You can estimate your personal yearly dose with this calculator, though for me it only works in firefox.

https://www.epa.gov/radiation/calculate-your-radiation-dose

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Re:US 1963 plan to create a canal through Israel using 520 n... by captaincole on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:34PM (#26624359)
From the wikipedia article on the tiaga bombs.

> "the current external γ-ray dose rate to a human from the contaminations associated with the 'Taiga' experiment was between 9 and 70 μSv [micro-Sieverts] per week". The report also recommends periodic monitoring of the site was recommended. In comparison, typical exposure from naturally occurring background radiation is about 3mSv per year, or 57μSv per week

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