Noble work, but perhaps a conflict of interest.

First, I want to say thank you to all the team members for putting this research together. This site is without a doubt, the most comprehensive source of current and understandable radiation data in the country right now.

However, I got to thinking that there's an inherent conflict of interest here. One would assume that anyone who enters the field of nuclear engineering has the hopes of finding a job in some capacity, within the industry. Whether as a producer or a regulator, the existence of the industry itself is essential to your livelihood.

This is why I have a problem with the airline flight analogy. As has been posted many times before, we're talking about surface radiation in the sky. With milk, we're talking about ingested radiation that continues to fester, around the clock. That's why the EPA has set a limit of 3 pCi/L for tap water.

When you consider that the levels in fresh milk (and babies drink almost all milk and no tap water), are six times the max level radiation for tap water, that's truly alarming. When you add in the fact that the nuclear industry heavily lobbies the EPA to keep those levels as liberal as possible, it's scarier still.

So, based on what you all are posting, I have to say, there has to be an air of suspicion. Regardless, I must admit you're doing something truly noble, and as a Berekely alumnus, it makes me proud. Please keep it up!

One question...Are there really any aspiring nuclear engineers who go to school in the hopes of learning enough to bring the industry to its knees? That would be truly remarkable, but I'd be shocked to find out that there's a single one.