It is time to abandon the concept of ‘acceptable dose’
By Adam Fuller During the height of the Fukushima crisis back in 2011 there was a lot of discussion and fear over the effects of radiation on humans and wildlife. In an attempt to reassure the general public the Japanese and international media focused a lot on dose limits. Dose limits are the levels of […]
A Comment on Nuclear Ethics
By Mark Williams After a day of discussion around the ethics of nuclear, one thing seems to be clear: people want to know more about the risks, and they want dialogue with experts in the form of an open forum.Earlier this month in Manchester University’s School of Chemistry, 3 invited speakers, who have a range […]
Nuclear and Society: an outsider’s perspective
By Elizabeth Harper On the 27th January, I attended a lecture entitled ‘In The Public Eye: Nuclear Energy and Society’, given by Malcolm Grimston as part of The University of Manchester’s Dalton Seminar Series. This was set to be a particularly compelling lecture because, as we all know, nuclear has something of a PR problem […]
Nuclear don’t need no education?
By Helena S Davies Science, like countless other specialist subjects and pursuits, is continually guilty of segregating itself into two groups: those that know and everyone else. Now this former group is persistently encouraged and chastised for ensuring that the group consisting of everyone else (otherwise known as the public) are kept informed and are […]