Dilemma of low-dose radiation effects: Extensive research needed

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
KaushalaPrasad Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Dose Radiation

Risk Communication in the Field of Radiation

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (sp) ◽  
pp. 608-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reiko Kanda ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Radiation Risk ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Crisis Care ◽  
The Government ◽  
Dose Radiation

The handling of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant (FNPP) operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company further underscores the importance of clear risk communication. The quality of risk communication during this crisis and in its aftermath was evaluated, however, as unsatisfactory by the government, the massmedia, and experts to date. Risk communication problems are divided into those derived from risk and those derived from communication. A lack of skill in communicating the risks involved was major point raised concerning the present situation, but we also face difficulty in informing the general public of radiation risks due to insufficient communication about these risks, a lack of education about radiation before the accident, the uncertainty of risks assessed as due to low-dose radiation, and confusion regarding knowledge about radiation effects and policy for protecting ourselves from radiation. These problems are specific to radiation and cannot be solved by communication skills alone. In this paper, I summarize concepts of radiation protection, low-dose radiation risk assessment, and the Japanese population’s recognition of radiation related to actual and potential risk communication problems about radiation. I will also briefly examine the actual problems of crisis, care, and consensus communication in response to the FNPP accident. These are categorized as either radiation-specific or general problems to discuss the elements needed to solve risk communication problems problems.

scholarly journals Summary of the investigation of low temperature, low dose radiation effects on the V-4Cr-4Ti alloy

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
L L Snead ◽  
S J Zinkle ◽  
D J Alexander ◽  
A F Rowcliffe ◽  
J P Robertson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Dose Radiation

scholarly journals Single-ion microbeam as a tool for low-dose radiation effects investigations

2006 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 282-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Gerardi ◽  
Giuseppe Galeazzi ◽  
Roberto Cherubini
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Dose Radiation

scholarly journals Fluorescent coelenteramide-containing protein as a color bioindicator for low-dose radiation effects

2017 ◽  
Vol 409 (18) ◽  
pp. 4377-4381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alena S. Petrova ◽  
Anna A. Lukonina ◽  
Gennadii A. Badun ◽  
Nadezhda S. Kudryasheva
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Dose Radiation

scholarly journals U(VI) Adsorption onto Low Dose Radiation Acclimated Tradescantia Fluminensis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Junxiang Shu ◽  
Shilong Shi ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Bing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Obvious Effect ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Tradescantia Fluminensis ◽  
Radiation Area ◽  
Dose Radiation

Abstract The plants that long-term grown in radiation area could be acclimated by low dose radiation (LDR). In this paper, LDR acclimated Tradescantia fluminensis (Commelinaceae) was first collected as a biomass adsorbent towards uranium adsorption. Comparative experiments verified the potential radiation effects of LDR acclimation, moreover, qe values of the wild and LDR acclimated Tradescantia fluminensis were ~16 mg/g and 20 mg/g, respectively. U(VI) adsorption amount gradually reached equilibrium after 180 min shaking, and the adsorption process described well by the pseudo-second-order model. However, ionic strength has no obvious effect on the qe values. SEM and TG-DSC suggested good structural stability of LDR acclimated Tradescantia fluminensis during the U(VI) adsorption process. FTIR and XPS verfied the surface coordination of U(VI) via -OH and -COOH groups on LDR acclimated Tradescantia fluminensis surface, and the increasing amounts of the two groups could account for the improved U(VI) adsorption capacity compared to the wild Tradescantia fluminensis. Our present work can indicate that LDR acclimation could be a novel way to obtain biomass adsorbents for U(VI) removal from aqueous solutions.

Evaluation of Three Somatic Genetic Biomarkers as Indicators of Low Dose Radiation Effects in Clean-up Workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Accident

2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. M. Jones ◽  
J. D. Tucker ◽  
R. G. Langlois ◽  
M. L. Mendelsohn ◽  
P. Pleshanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Effects ◽  
Low Dose ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Reactor Accident ◽  
Low Dose Radiation ◽  
Genetic Biomarkers ◽  
Dose Radiation
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