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Re: I am going to build a true random number generator ...
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MaxwellsDemon
on 07/04/2014, 21:58:14 UTC
1 uSv of Am-241 with no shielding produces an exposure of ~1.27 Sv per year assuming constant exposure at a distance of 1m.  That is less than 1/700th of the recommended annual exposure limit of 1000 uSv annually.  So "a little bit" in this case is almost zero which is why it is used in smoke detectors to begin with.

Ah, I hadn't realized such a small quantity will suffice to get your RNG working. This is indeed negligible. I work with beta emitters far more dangerous than that practically every day, and I'm still standing... kinda   Undecided