Published 1972
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Report
Natural versus the unnatural
Description
Public opinion regarding the health hazards of natural and man-made radioactivity is discussed. Numerous examples are related that illustrate the public acceptance of natural radioactivity in soils and water while insisting that much lower dose levels of environmental radioactivity resulting from the operation of nuclear facilities be reduced still further. It is pointed out that fossil fuels are radioactive and that radioactivity emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant are greater than those from a PWR nuclear power. (U.S.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Augmented title (English)
- Public opinion regarding health hazards of natural and man-made radioactivity
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Natural radiation environment II
- Imprint Pagination
- p. 941-947.
- Report number
- CONF-720805--P2
Conference
- Title
- 2. conference on natural radiation environment.
- Dates
- 7 Aug 1972.
- Place
- Houston, Texas, USA.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 7220000
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HAZARDS; INDUSTRY; IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXIDATION; POPULATIONS; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WASTES