millirem
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of millirem
Example Sentences
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The NRC limits exposure to 5,000 millirem per year for both external and internal radiation, and Energy Northwest sets a more conservative limit of 2,000 millirem.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
The report said monitoring isn't required for workers expected to receive less than 100 millirem a year.
From US News • Mar. 29, 2016
The report said monitoring isn’t required for workers expected to receive less than 100 millirem a year.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2016
"But a dose of 10,000 millirem increases the lifetime cancer risk between 1/2 to 1%."
From Time • Mar. 18, 2011
He put the radiation reading taken downwind from the plant at 1 millirem per hour—not an alarming or unalarming level.
From Time Magazine Archive
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