Radiation hormesis: Radioactive waste for health

Journal Article · Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:415810

Luckey, T D ^[1]

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1. Oralu Corporation, Loveland, CO (United States)

Hormesis is the stimulation of any system by low doses of any agent. The hormesis model is particularly applicable to radioactive waste management. Radiation hormesis encompasses the beneficial effects of low-dose irradiation in both animals and humans. The radiation hormesis model comprises statistically significant (X{sup 2} test) results that compare total death rates and cancer death rates in exposed and unexposed nuclear workers. The usual {open_quotes}healthy worker effect{close_quotes} is negated because both groups were in the same plants. These data invalidate all linear (no-threshold) models. This dramatic change in concepts about the effects of low-dose irradiation transforms problems about radioactive waste into solutions for improved health.

• OSTI ID: 415810
• Report Number(s): CONF-951006--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
IMMUNITY
LOW DOSE IRRADIATION
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES