Published 1997 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Nuclear energy - myth and reality

  • 1. Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety, IL (United States). Emergency Planning Section

Description

Socio-political aspects of the use of nuclear energy and radiation are presented. The behaviour of the general population, and many of the world's political organizations who still resist or reject nuclear energy as a viable resource is discussed. The benefits from the production of electricity, medical diagnostics and treatment, engineering accomplishments, and scientific research applications involving the use of nuclear technology and radioactive materials are emphasized

Availability note (English)

Available from the Library of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro. Published only in CD-Rom

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
4 p.

Conference

Title
the radiological accident with Cs-137
Original Conference Title
Conferencia internacional Goiania 10 anos depois: o acidente radiologico com Cs-137
Acronym
International conference Goiania 10 years later
Dates
26-31 Oct 1997
Place
Goiania, GO (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
29061556
Subject category
S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BEHAVIOR; HUMAN FACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POLITICAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC ANXIETY; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS