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Criteria for risk acceptance [electronic resource] : a health physicist's view. [Cost benefits of nuclear power].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1977.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 4 : digital, PDF file
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Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary:
A controversy over the safety of nuclear energy has grown in the U.S. since about 1970 and has now spread to near worldwide proportions. This controversy has been fueled by a variety of issues. Initially in the U.S. the most prominent issue concerned the degree of hazard of low-level radiation, in particular that associated with the nuclear fuel cycle. Since then, attention has shifted successively to the reliability of emergency core cooling systems, the longevity of nuclear wastes, the possible misuse of radioactivity by terrorists and the potential for diversion of nuclear-power-produced plutonium to weapons fabrication. Underlying each of these issues has been the implication that the employment of nuclear power will entail an unacceptable risk to the public. A reasonable perspective in this regard is a yearly risk of 1 x 10/sup -6/ compared to the level of natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornados. Following a satisfactory demonstration of the safety of nuclear energy, hopefully the nuclear argument could be terminated. Society could then move on to the real issues affecting energy, population and quality of life.
Report Numbers:
E 1.99:bnl-22363
E 1.99: conf-770409-8
conf-770409-8
bnl-22363
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1977.
"bnl-22363"
" conf-770409-8"
4. congress of the International Radiation Protection Agency, Paris, France, 24 Apr 1977.
Hull, A P.
Funding Information:
EY-76-C-02-0016
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