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Life and Nuclear Radiation: Chernobyl and Fukushima in Perspective
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
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An increased use of nuclear power is now accepted as inevitable by many people, but not without some unease, and the accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima as described in the media bring little reassurance. So how dangerous is radiation exposure, for instance to those living within the influence of such accidents?
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