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Do You Get More Radiation From A Banana Or Living Near San Onofre Nuclear Plant?

Click through this interactive graphic to see the radiation people absorb on a daily basis.

Did you know that you get more radiation from eating a banana than living within 50 miles of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station? How about from a chest CT scan? Click through this interactive graphic, placing your cursor on the circular photographs, to see the radiation levels people absorb on a daily basis.


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