Is nuclear power safe?

Talks and discussions, presented and held at the congress, are reported on safety of nuclear power plants, reactor licensing and development of inherent safe nuclear reactors; aspects of the policy of the Dutch government, after the Chernobylsk accident, concerning the building of additional nuclear power plants in the Netherlands; analysis of this policy in the view of the American debate on reactor safety; acute and long-term effects on public health, of the Chernobylsk accident and the spread of radionuclides into the environment of the accident; the possibilities for future electricity supply without nuclear power. refs.; figs.; tabs