Commentary on the Appropriate Radiation Level for Evacuations

This commentary reviews the international radiation protection policy that resulted in the evacuation of more than 90,000 residents from areas near the Fukushima Daiichi NPS and the enormous expenditures to protect them against a hypothetical risk of cancer. The basis for the precautionary measures...

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Main Author: Jerry M. Cuttler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.12-013.Cuttler