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Title: Perception of risk: proceedings of the XVth annual meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Abstract

The book is a conglomerate of formal papers, discussions, and the textual minutes of a round table discussion with audience participation. The first part, and most interesting from my view-point, deals with the perception of risk or harm and societal attitudes. The second part contains papers that seem to be historical primers concerning radiobiology. This subject is surrounded by controversy, and it seems in part to be approached as an elephant would be by a tribe of blind zoologists. They poke and pinch, sometimes describe small parts in great detail, but never exactly circumscribe the object of the study. The purpose is to present a discussion of the harm due to radiation, specifically radiation from power sources. Closely related to this is the question of the regulatory agencies' role.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Stanford Univ., CA
OSTI Identifier:
6552190
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; US NCRP; MEETINGS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REGULATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; US ORGANIZATIONS; 530100* - Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies- Social & Economic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Goris, M L. Perception of risk: proceedings of the XVth annual meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Goris, M L. Perception of risk: proceedings of the XVth annual meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. United States.
Goris, M L. 1981. "Perception of risk: proceedings of the XVth annual meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements". United States.
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abstractNote = {The book is a conglomerate of formal papers, discussions, and the textual minutes of a round table discussion with audience participation. The first part, and most interesting from my view-point, deals with the perception of risk or harm and societal attitudes. The second part contains papers that seem to be historical primers concerning radiobiology. This subject is surrounded by controversy, and it seems in part to be approached as an elephant would be by a tribe of blind zoologists. They poke and pinch, sometimes describe small parts in great detail, but never exactly circumscribe the object of the study. The purpose is to present a discussion of the harm due to radiation, specifically radiation from power sources. Closely related to this is the question of the regulatory agencies' role.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6552190}, journal = {J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)},
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volume = 22:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}