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This was evidenced by the radiation alarms that eventually sounded.

However, since very little of the fission products released were solids at room temperature, very little radiological contamination was reported in the environment.

No significant level of radiation was attributed to the TMI-2 accident outside of the TMI-2 facility.

According to the Rogovin report, the vast majority of the radioisotopes released were the noble gases, Xenon and Krypton.

The report stated, " During the course of the accident, approximately 2. 5 million curies of radioactive noble gases and 15 curies of radioiodines were released.

" This resulted in an average dose of 1. 4 mrem to the two million people near the plant.

The report compared this with the additional 80 mrem per year received from living in a high altitude city such as Denver.

As further comparison, you receive 3. 2 mrem from a chest X-Ray – more than twice the average dose of those received near the plant.