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Originally Posted by ahausheer
I used to work as a geologist on the second largest uranium deposit in the world. You have nothing to worry about. Keep in mind however, that just about everything will give off radiation, so if some report does pop up somewhere it will likely try to scare people with falsehoods. The potassium in a banana is radioactive, so is all of the concrete you have ever seen, so are x-rays, and you get alot more than normal at altitude (airplanes). Its the amount and type of radiation that is the concern, not whether or not radiation is present. There are strict rules about exporting anything radioactive and legislators have generally gone way overboard setting limits ridiculously low. It would be interesting to see the levels as I am sure there is something in all cars that is radioactive, if your meter is sensitive enough. But I would not worry at all. Fears of radiation are generally overblown as we are exposed to it every day and we have literally evolved to deal with it. You need huge amounts before it ever becomes a concern. Let the arguments begin..........
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More than I could have hoped for in a response, thank you very much. I'm not particularly knowledgable when it comes to radiation, knew about the reactor issue and have 2 kids to be concerned about, so I asked.
Some of the other responses did illicit a bit of a chuckle though
