On Thursday evening, UVA experts in international politics, architecture, psychology and education will discuss the numerous challenges facing Japan following recent natural disasters that compromised operations at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors. The teach-in will take place at the UVA Chapel from 7pm to 9pm, and is open to the public. UVA Today offers details about the event here.
A Charlottesville-based monitoring station picked up small traces of radioactive materials, according to the New York Times. The amount, according to an interview with UVA Professor Grant Goodell, is comparable to the radiation present in a banana. How much radiation is that? According to this reasonably well-sourced chart, two times the amount that a person is exposed to while sleeping next to another person, or 2 percent the amount that a person is exposed to during a dental x-ray.
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