Here is an interesting response from a reader in the UK who was sending a personal comment to the BBC about one of their stories ...

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"It is not 'radiation' that is the concern in a nuclear accident. It is the release of radioactive particles that can then be ingested either directly or months later in food. If that happens, the radioactivity will be permanently lodged in your body to become part of your bones, teeth and organs. Then you will be continuously exposed to radiation for the rest of your life - nothing like [i.e. no comparison to] a quick visit to the X-Ray department for a broken bone."

from Tony Duffin, Didcot, UK
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Pete #2