Nuclear Issues in the 21st Century: Invisible Radiation Effects on Life
Ionizing Radiation due to radioactive material produced by the nuclear industry in both military and peaceful uses is causing subtle, invisible, yet very serious effects on life including our own. The effects have been observed in many situations including the nuclear weapon tests, nuclear power plant accidents and others all around the world. This treatment outlines these facts, and discusses the scientific bases for the radiation effects.
(Imprint: Nova)
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. The Basis of the Radiation Problems: Chemical vs Nuclear Reactions
Part II. The Health Effects of Radiation Observed So Far
Chapter 2. Effects on Workers in the Uranium Mines and People Living Nearby
Chapter 3. Radium City/Girls, Thorotrast and Others
Chapter 4. Radiation Effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Chapter 5. Nuclear Weapons Manufacturing
Chapter 6. Fallout from Nuclear Weapon Tests
Chapter 7. Accidents at Nuclear Facilities
Chapter 8. Chernobyl Accident
Chapter 9. Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (F-1 NPP)
Chapter 10. Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) under Normal Operating Conditions
Chapter 11. Other Incidents of Radiation Effects
Chapter 12. Effects of Natural Radiation
Part III: Radiation Effects: General Consideration
Chapter 13. Radiation: What is it?
Chapter 14. Radiation Energy vs Chemical Energy
Chapter 15. Effects of Radiation on Biomolecules in Living Organisms
Chapter 16. Effects of Low Level Radiation on Cancers: LNT Hypothesis
Part IV. Radiation Effects: Mechanisms
Chapter 17. Forms of Radioactive Nuclides Released
Chapter 18. External vs Internal Exposure
Chapter 19. Behaviors of Radioactive Substances in Human Body
Chapter 20. Targets of Radiation
Chapter 21. Physiological Manifestations of Radiation Effects
Part V. The Attitude toward Radiation of Various Sectors of Society
Chapter 22. Development of Radiation Science
Chapter 23. Nuclear Industry and the Society
Part VI: No Nuke on This Planet
Postscript
Reference
Audience
This books intention is awaken people, professional or otherwise, to the danger of radiation. So the intended audiences are both professional, college students and general public.
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