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[en] This is a report about a meeting of the international Radiation Education Forum in Budapest on August 20-25, 2002. The Forum, with an international membership, has been active since 1999 in dealing, among other things, with problems connected with the way in which the topic of radioactivity is handled by the media and the public. (orig.)
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Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie; ISSN 1431-5254;
; v. 47(11); p. 712-713

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[en] Short communication
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Wie teuer ist uns Radon - und weshalb?
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Attix, F.H. (ed.); p. 79-142; 1972; Academic Press, Inc; New York
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[en] Published in summary form only
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Radioaktivitaet: Subjektives oder objektives Risiko?
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[en] The evaluation of potential health risks resulting from radiation exposures in the range of less than approx. 100 mSv is of major importance also for a broader acceptance of nuclear power. As a consequence of new draft reports and recommendations by renowned institutions, a fundamental debate has arisen about a necessary paradigm shift away from the linear dose-response hypothesis without any threshold level, and the so-called collective dose derived from it, in favor of a more meaningful radiobiological concept. Important insights can be gained from basic differences in the biological effects of low and high doses, but also from a conclusive assessment of the radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident. Radiation protection in nuclear facilities is a routine service affair in the interest of strict observance of official limits and attempts to underrun, as far as possible, even restrictive boundary levels. If scientific developments in the field of the effects of low and very low radiation doses are to be taken into account, it is necessary instead to review critically the basic facts. In the light of this situation, it may be indicated to look at some recent developments in view of a clearly apparent paradigm shift in the evaluation of the risks of radiation exposure, and as a supplement to earlier reports. (orig.)
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Quo vadis, Strahlenschutz?
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Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie; ISSN 1431-5254;
; v. 51(1); p. 41-45

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Becker, K.
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)1973
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)1973
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Aug 1973; 87 p
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[en] As there is no difference in biological response between natural and artificial radiation, regulations should cover both, but this seems to be a 'shaking of the coconut tree'. It would amount to the evacuation of large populated areas, the end of important non-nuclear industries - or the politically not correct upward adjustment of the current 1 mSv/y limit towards the substantial fluctuations in the natural exposure by a factor of 10 and more. During a large international conference in Munich in September, and a smaller follow-up symposium in Dresden, scientists from about forty countries discussed the science and the politics in establishing the present double standards. There were, for example, reports about basic differences in the biological effects of low and high doses; results showing that it is the dose-rate, not the dose, which matters; consistent reports about the lack of detrimental health effects in high natural radiation areas (>10 mSv/y) in China, India, etc.; and the usual controversies about the value and limits of radon epidemiology - all contributing to serious questions about various basic contradictions and uncertainties in the self-inflicted ghetto situation of current radiation protection. (orig.)
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StrahlenschutzPraxis (Koeln); ISSN 0947-434X;
; v. 6(4); p. 63-68

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[en] This was the topic of an Expert Meeting arranged by the VDI-Gesellschaft fuer Energietechnik at the Berlin Palace Hotel on September 28-29, 1999 and attended by roughly one hundred experts, almost exclusively from Germany. The meeting was organized to examine the economic impact of Germany's sole opting out of a high technology in the face of a growing worldwide energy requirement, and whether this approach will allow the objectives of carbon dioxide reduction to be achieved in the interest of climate protection. The detailed points discussed at the meeting included the economic consequences for Germany arising from the country's opting out of the use of nuclear power; the preservation of competence in nuclear technology; the future role of nuclear power in the EU; the energy options existing for climate protection. In addition, political discussions were held with representatives of the political parties. (orig.)
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Unter diesem Thema stand eine Fachtagung der VDI-Gesellschaft fuer Energietechnik am 28./29. September 1999 im Palace Hotel in Berlin, die von etwa einhundert Fachleuten - fast ausschliesslich aus Deutschland - besucht wurde. Zielsetzung der Veranstaltung war die Frage, wie sich der deutsche Alleingang beim Ausstieg aus einer Hochtechnologie bei wachsendem globalen Energiebedarf wirtschaftlich gestalten wird, und ob auf diese Weise Klimareduktionsziele erreicht werden koennen. Themen der Veranstaltung waren u.a. die wirtschaftlichen Folgen eines Kernenergieausstiegs fuer Deutschland, die Kompetenzerhaltung in der Kerntechnik, die kuenftige Rolle der Kernenergie in der EU, die Energieoptionen fuer den Klimaschutz. Hinzu kam die politische Diskussion mit den Vertretern der Parteien. (orig.)Original Title
Ist der Ausstieg aus der Kernenergie verantwortbar?
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Atw. Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Kernenergie; ISSN 1431-5254;
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[en] An editorial discusses recent arguments on modifying the age and time related limit on the accumulated exposure to radiation. This leads on to whether the linearity hypothesis and absence of a threshold dose assumed by the ICRP is overconservative and whether more attention should be paid to the precision with which high doses are measured. (U.K.)
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[en] Radiation protection in developing countries has to be seen as a small fraction of the larger socio-economic aspects of the North-South problem. There are excessive radiation protection efforts in a few countries, adequate efforts in about 10%, and almost 90% of all countries (with about three quarters of the world population) in which radiation protection is totally insufficient or non-existent, despite a large number of radiation sources and radiation workers, in particular in medicine. Despite all differences, these countries have some problems in common: Determination of priorities and organisational structures, lack of funds, qualified experts, and infratructure, brain drain, climatic factors, etc. Some possibilities are pointed out, how external help (bilateral or through IAEA) can be useful, provided certain minimal conditions can be met by a country. Examples would be assistance in establishing and implementing of meaningful regulations and control structures, adequate training and consulting, selection of simple and rugged instrumentation, exchange of experiences, and international quality assurance tests. (orig.)
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Uebertriebenen Strahlenschutzmassnahmen in einigen wenigen Laendern der Erde stehen etwa 10% von Laendern mit einem angemessenem Strahlenschutz und fast 90% von Entwicklungs- und Schwellenlaendern (mit etwa Dreiviertel der Weltbevoelkerung) gegenueber, in denen Strahlenschutz entweder nicht existiert oder voellig unzureichend praktiziert wird, obwohl auch dort eine Vielzahl von Strahlenquellen und Strahlenbeschaeftigten - besonders im medizinischen Bereich - existiert. Bei allen Unterschieden haben diese Laender eine Anzahl von Problemen gemeinsam: Von Prioritaetensetzung und Organisation ueber mangelhafte Finanzierung, Personalqualifikation und Infrastruktur bis zu 'Brain drain', klimatischen Faktoren usw. Es werden einige Moeglichkeiten dargestellt, wie man von aussen, d.h. durch geeignete bilaterale oder IAEA-Hilfsprogramme, eine Besserung der gravierendsten Probleme erreichen kann, sobald ein Land intern gewisse Minimalvoraussetzungen dafuer geschaffen hat. Dazu gehoeren Hilfe bei der Erstellung und Durchsetzung sinnvoller Vorschriften und Ueberwachungsstrukturen, richtige Ausbildung und Beratung, die Auswahl geeigneter, d.h. einfacher und zuverlaessiger Geraete, sowie Erfahrungsaustausch und internationale Qualitaetskontrollen. (orig.)Original Title
Strahlenschutz in Entwicklungslaendern
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Maushart, R. (ed.); Fachverband fuer Strahlenschutz e.V., Karlsruhe (Germany); Publikationsreihe: Fortschritte im Strahlenschutz; 260 p; ISBN 3-88585-962-9;
; May 1991; p. 67-83; Verl. TUEV Rheinland; Koeln (Germany)

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