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Question: Read the posted NYT article on Fukushima: When Radiation isn’t the Real Risk. (b) Make a brief calculation to show how to…

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Question:

Read the posted NYT article on “Fukushima: When Radiation isn’t the Real Risk“. (b) Make a brief calculation to show how to arrive at the quoted number of expected cancers due to radiation.

article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/science/when-radiation-isnt-the-real-risk.html

Answer:

(1.05rem/2500rem)*100000 = 42 people

Can you please check if the calculation is correct?

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