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Proceedings Series - International Atomic Energy Agency
English STI/PUB/959 | 92-0-103096-7
455 pages | 84 figures | € 99.00 | Date published: 1996
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Radiation and Society: Comprehending Radiation Risk, Vol. 2 Proceedings of an International Conference held in Paris, 24-28 October 1994, Proceedings Series - International Atomic Energy Agency , IAEA, Vienna (1996)
Proceedings of an international conference, Paris, 24-28 October 1994. Upon a request by the IAEA, the Swedish Risk Academy commissioned a set of background papers on issues relating to the comprehension of radiation risk to serve as a scientific input for the conference. The papers cover topics of importance for risk assessment and for comprehending and communicating on radiation risk.
Contents: (Vol. 2) Background papers prepared for the conference by IPSN; Poster presentations: Assessment of radiation exposure levels; Assessment of radiation health effects; Impact of radiation on the environment; Perception of radiation risk; Managing radiation risk; The nuclear weapons legacy; Cancer and leukaemia clusters; Radon in homes; Radioactive waste disposal and the environment; Chernobyl health effects.
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