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Appreciation of risks of Low Level Radiation (1980)

Auteur	Karl Z.Morgan
Datum	1980
Classificatie	6.01.4.80/25 (STRALING - LAGE STRALINGDOSES DISCUSSIE)
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The objective of this article is to provide some information that hopefully will
aidthe reader in grasping the significance of risks associated with low level
human exposure to ionizing radiation such that he may better judge whether or not
nuclear power can be an acceptable source of energy. Perhaps it is axiomatic that
with the rapid depletion of natural oil and with the increasing world population
the world supply of energy must be increased or we face a future of a depreciating
standard of living and mass starvation. It is assumed here that we must increase
this supply of energy; however, it is recognized a priori that there are related
questions which are more basic and must be considered but are not addressed here.
It must be recognized also that any and all energy choices not only offer man a
better way of life but also exact of him a price of environmental pollution, sickness
and death. Most persons agree that renewable sources of energy such as geotherm
and solar are preferable to expendable sources like oil, coal and nuclear, but the
simple fact is that only coal and nuclear are viable choices for meeting the energy
demand to the middle of the coming century. We must put far more effort into the
rapid development and application of renewable energy sources, but within the
lifetime of our grandchildren coal and nuclear must bear the brunt as our major
sources of energy. Also, there are many in the nuclear energy field who will
claim--and I believe justifiably so--that nuclear energy should be listed as a
renewable source.

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