Table of Contents
NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION - a Technological Geohazard of the 21st Century
Introduction
Aims
Radioactive Waste
Sources
Disposal
Effects
Our Legacy
THE POTENTIAL GEOHAZARD OF NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS
THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT
EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH
EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Margaret Thatcher: “a Chernobyl accident could never happen here, the record of our nuclear industry is absolutely superb”
ACCIDENTS AT SELLAFIELD
CONCLUSION
EFFECTS OF RADIOACTIVITY AND PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS
Radiation and Health
Research
Public Understanding about nuclear power
Public Knowledge Continued
Conclusion
Conclusion
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Author: B Thompson, A Swain, R Twigg
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