
Nuclear power and health: the implications for health of nuclear power production / World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Tác giả : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 1994
ISBN : 928901315X (print); 9789289013154 (print)
Tùng thư :
WHO Regional Publications, European Series
Chủ đề : 1. Disaster Planning. 2. Environment and Public Health. 3. Europe. 4. Information Services. 5. Nuclear Reactors. 6. Public Health. 7. Radiation Injuries. 8. Radioactive Hazard Release. 9. Publications.
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Tóm tắt : | 145 p. This publication provides an objective assessment of the risks to human health posed by the use of nuclear power to generate electrical energy. Health risks during normal operation of nuclear power stations and following accidents are considered. Addressed to decision-makers, it issues recommendations based on recent advances in radiobiology, radiological protection and the health effects of radiation as well as experiences following the Chernobyl accident. It has seven chapters. Background information is provided in the first, which describes the nuclear fuel cycle from uranium mines to decommissioning. Chapter 2 summarizes knowledge about the somatic and genetic effects of radiation in normal and accident situations, discusses dose-response relationships, and sets out general principles of radiation protection. Chapter 3 explains the risks posed by the release of airborne and liquid radioactive waste, the reprocessing of uranium and plutonium, the transportation of radioactive material, and the treatment and disposal of radioactive waste. Nuclear accidents and their effects on health are discussed in Chapter 4, which draws on what has been learned following the catastrophic accidents at Chernobyl and Goiania, and from accidents linked to the military and medical uses of radiation. Chapter 5 tabulates and compares data on the risks to workers, the general public and the environment posed by coal, oil, thermal and nuclear sources of electrical energy. The concluding chapters assess the risk of theft of radioactive materials and discuss information for the general public. |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/272868 |