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Dr. Zbigniew Jaworowski – CHERNOBYL: THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN?

ByRod Adams

Zbigniew Jaworowski (Professor Emeritus of the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Warsaw Poland) has written an excellent column titled Chernobyl: The Fear of the Unknown?

It was commissioned by a group that received the draft from Dr. Jaworowski in February, 2006 and then took so long to review it that they missed the deadlines imposed by traditional media outlets for publication during the “attention period” surrounding the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. Though it may no longer qualify as “news” because it was a bit late, the information contained in the article is important, useful and interesting. It is worth reading and understanding even if the anniversary is over.

One of the great things about new media publications is that they are not considered to be “fish wrap” just because the day is past when they are “news”. I love the “long tail” concept that not only means that there are lots of people interested in more than headlines, but also means that there is a long time interval in which a collection of written words can remain useful. When you add in great search engines so that the documents can be found, you can begin to understand why some of us think that new media is changing the world!

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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