350Sv= additional radiation exposure would be expected for a person living near

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350Sv= additional radiation exposure would be expected for a person living near the power plant.

.002mSv= additional radiation exposure would be expected for someone living at a considerable distance from the plant.

3mSv= the average background radiation dose for the average person yearly.

300 mSv r disasters at the Chernoby plant disaster in 1986 and in Fukushima in 2011 resulted releases of radioactive nuclear materials Perform a web search to find Submit My Answers Give Up Correct Part G distance from the plant compare to the average background radiation dose for the average person? Express your answer as a percentage Express your answer using two significant figures additional radiation Incorrect; Try Again

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The percentage addition exposure is calculated as :

( additional exposure / average background exposure) x 100

= (0.002 / 3) x 100

= 0.067 %

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