Risk comparison of some energy sources

The paper focuses on energy sources of significance to the Swedish energy supply: hydro, nuclear, coal, natural gas, and oil. It describes severe multiple fatalities having occurred throughout the world during the last decades. The different phases of the whole energy cycle are covered. As exemplified in the paper the ''pure'' society with total protection and no risk is unfortunately an utopian ideal. This is especially true for the different energy sources available and required for the development of any healthy society. Illustrated by the jogger's dilemma, society must develop an integrated and comparative view on health and environmental risks associated to its main activities, one of the most important being energy supply. (author). 1 fig