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Nuclear power — is the health risk too great?
  1. B E Wynne
  1. School of Independent Studies, University of Lancaster

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    Apparently objective and value-free `scientific' assessments of health risks are often highly value-laden and incorporate contentious social assumptions. Mr Wynne exposes some of the complexities underlying attempts to compare the health risks of nuclear and other sources of energy.

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