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One of the primary obstacles to nuclear power is the public's fear of ''radiation''. While ionizing radiation can certainly be dangerous at high doses, this has often been oversimplified to, "The only acceptable amount of radiation is ''zero''!" That goal can never be met, since (for example) all living things are radioactive. A sensible criterion must be based on an understanding of where radiation comes from, what sorts of damage radiation ''does'', and how much radiation it takes to ''do'' it. | |||
==Section 1== | ==Section 1== | ||
Lead paragraph, with a footnote.<ref>[https://jick.net/skept/RadHaz/RadHaz_talk.pdf Lecture on Radiation Hazards] Jess H. Brewer</ref> | Lead paragraph, with a footnote.<ref>[https://jick.net/skept/RadHaz/RadHaz_talk.pdf Lecture on Radiation Hazards] Jess H. Brewer</ref> | ||
==Section 2== | ==Section 2== | ||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 17 January 2022
- See also: Nuclear_power_reconsidered
One of the primary obstacles to nuclear power is the public's fear of radiation. While ionizing radiation can certainly be dangerous at high doses, this has often been oversimplified to, "The only acceptable amount of radiation is zero!" That goal can never be met, since (for example) all living things are radioactive. A sensible criterion must be based on an understanding of where radiation comes from, what sorts of damage radiation does, and how much radiation it takes to do it.
Section 1
Lead paragraph, with a footnote.[1]
Section 2
Notes and References
- ↑ Lecture on Radiation Hazards Jess H. Brewer