SOCI 100 Chapter Notes -Radiophobia, Nuclear And Radiation Accidents And Incidents, International Nuclear Event Scale
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Nuclear accident releasing huge amounts of radiation into the environment. Political communication tool for the nuclear industry: a report: claims that only 4 000 people will die as a result of the accident, attributed many non-cancer chernobyl-related diseases to radiophobia fear of radiation. 270 000 incidences of cancers would result and 93 000 would be fatal. Japanese government s response to the nuclear disaster at fukushima. Plant complex is in a stable situation, relatively speaking. Fukushima alert level on the international nuclear event scale from 5 to 7 -- a major accident -- the highest category possible. All biological organisms and their inorganic surroundings on the planet are closely integrated to form a complex and self-regulating system, maintaining the necessary conditions for life -- a concept they termed the gaia.
