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Tuesday
Jan262010

"The risks of nuclear energy are not exaggerated"

Author Ian Fairlie discusses the health effects of radiation in The Guardian. Fairlie points to incidence of childhood leukemia and cellular effects at low doses which existing dose limits and standards fail to take into account. As a result, humans are not protected well enough from radiation exposure.