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Atomic Show #239 – Sarah Laskow and the LNT model

April 16, 2015 By Rod Adams

In March 2015, Foreign Policy magazine published an article by Sarah Laskow titled The Mushroom Cloud and The X-Ray Machine. The article described the controversy over the radiation protection model known as the linear, no-threshold dose response. Ms. Laskow conducted some admirable literature research and talked with a number of well-known people. The ones that […]

Filed Under: Atomic politics, Health Effects, hormesis, LNT, Podcast, Radiation

Ethics of international radiation protection system

March 20, 2015 By Rod Adams

The U. S. National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) held its annual meeting in Bethesda, MD on March 16 and 17. On the second day of the meeting, Jacques Lochard, Vice Chair of the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP), gave a talk titled The Ethics of Radiation Protection. The slides from that talk are […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, LNT, Radiation

Tritium – aka radioactive hydrogen – from reactors is not a threat to human health

March 14, 2015 By Rod Adams

Tritium, also known as radioactive hydrogen, is an isotope that releases an 18 Kev beta particle. The isotopic half life is about 12 years. Among other possible production mechanisms, it is produced in low quantities and concentrations in any reactor where water is exposed to a neutron flux. The production rate is higher in heavy […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, isotopes, Radiation

Presentations from NAS BEIR VIII Planning Meeting Posted

December 14, 2014 By Rod Adams

On November 17, 2014, I attended a meeting at the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington organized to determine if there is a need to convene an eighth committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VIII). The presentations given during that meeting have been published on line at Planning Towards the BEIR […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, LNT, Radiation

Is Chernobyl still dangerous or was 60 Minutes pushing propaganda?

December 1, 2014 By Rod Adams

On November 23, 2014, 60 minutes, the venerable CBS News Sunday evening program that has been on the air since its launch in 1968, aired a segment titled Chernobyl: The Catastrophe That Never Ended. The show is full of fascinating contrasts between what the cameras show to the audience and what the narrator tells the […]

Filed Under: Accidents, Atomic history, Contamination, Health Effects, Radiation

Shaping public perceptions of radiation risk

November 20, 2014 By Rod Adams

Note: The below is part of a longer work in progress. Comments and corrections are greatly appreciated. On Monday, November 17, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 5544, the Low Dose Radiation Research Act, which called for the National Academies to “conduct a study assessing the current status and development of a long-term strategy […]

Filed Under: Book, Health Effects, LNT, Politics of Nuclear Energy, Public meetings, Radiation

World Nuclear Association discussion on radiation protection

November 14, 2014 By Rod Adams

I just received a link to a fascinating podcast from the World Nuclear Association about the risks associated with attempting to protect the public from low doses of radiation. It was posted almost a month ago on October 14, 2014. I apologize for initially missing this important recording and failing to bring it to your […]

Filed Under: LNT, Nuclear regulations, Radiation

Atomic Show #224 – Dr. John Boice NCRP

November 12, 2014 By Rod Adams

On November 11, 2014, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. John Boice, the President of the National Council on Radiation Protection. Dr. Boice has had a long and distinguished career in radiation protection and is currently leading a multi-decade effort known as the Million Worker Study to investigate the evidence that has been […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, LNT, Nuclear Communications, Podcast, Radiation

Confident response might have saved San Onofre

October 3, 2014 By Rod Adams Leave a Comment

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station never threatened public health and safety. Unit 2 could have been started as soon as its scheduled outage was completed in February of 2012. Unit 3 could have been restarted by mid-March 2012. The total cost of the repairs, including purchased replacement power, should have been less than $50 […]

Filed Under: Fossil fuel competition, Natural Gas, Nuclear regulations, Radiation

Culture Imposed by Image Gently Carries Substantial Medical Risks

August 31, 2014 By Rod Adams

I’ve been engaged with the struggle to counter excessive fear of radiation for many years. Since I come at the battle from a perspective of the avoided benefits of nuclear energy production resulting from the imposed fear, I have been focused on that aspect of countering radiation misinformation. My associates and I have often assumed […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, LNT, Radiation

Radiophobia hits home

August 29, 2014 By Rod Adams

One of the members of SARI (Scientists for Accurate Radiation Information) shared a disturbing story with a happy ending. I obtained his permission to share the story more widely in hopes that others will benefit. The happy ending was a result of caregivers who listened and responded properly when provided with accurate information that conflicted […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, Radiation, therapeutic radiation

Radiation health effects for medical doctors

June 10, 2014 By Rod Adams

Misinformation about radiation health effects does not just affect the nuclear industry and dramatically increase the costs associated with all nuclear energy technologies. It is also having a deleterious effect on the beneficial use of radiation and radioactive materials in medical diagnosis and treatment. Throughout their training programs, medical doctors have been taught to do […]

Filed Under: Health Effects, hormesis, LNT, Radiation, therapeutic radiation

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