2006-12-02 10:13:12 · 3 answers · asked by nhale24 1 in Environment
No.
Radiation exposure in nuclear plants is extremely regulated. There are federal laws which dictate precisely how much exposure (internal and external) a person can receive in a year. Most generating facilities have even lower limits than those. Exposure is vigorously monitored.
Radiation exposure is counted in millirem. Every year, the average person receives 300 mrem just by being alive. Most nuclear workers don't receive that much in one year on the job.
So, short answer No. Your chance of getting cancer is not increased by working at a power plant.
2006-12-03 14:08:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they have safeguards to prevent radiation escaping, and if the safeguards fail, you will die immediately from radiation poisoning, not 20 years later from cancer.
2006-12-02 18:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In fact, airline pilots are exposed to much more radiation at work than the average nuke worker.
2006-12-02 18:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by wildraft1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋