by admin | Jan 20, 2025 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia
10 Key Points Muller shaped science and policy, but often through questionable ethics. At UT, he secretly backed a banned student paper, The Spark. When trouble came, he resigned—students bore the punishment. He sometimes skipped crediting others and published without...
by admin | Dec 21, 2024 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia
INWORKS and Hiroshima/Nagasaki Leukaemia Results 10 Key Points Hiroshima/Nagasaki studies show no rise in leukemia below ~200 mGy. INWORKS claimed worker leukemia risks even below 100 mGy. That claim clashes with expectations since H/N doses were higher and included...
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, Featured Articles, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia
10 Key Points from “Muller Misled the Pugwash Conference on Radiation Risks” The 1957 Pugwash Conference addressed nuclear safety and radiation risks. Hermann J. Muller promoted the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model, claiming any radiation dose is harmful....
by admin | Apr 28, 2023 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia
10 Key Points The letter responds to Bahadori’s comments on the History of the LNT Model documentary. The videos aimed to show how the U.S. adopted LNT, not to argue for or against it. Calabrese’s research highlights flaws: Muller’s extreme fruit fly doses...
by admin | Mar 31, 2023 | Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt, LNT Hypothesis, Radiophobia
Abstract—The fear of radiation has been present almost since the discovery of radiation, but has intensified since the “dawn of the atomic age” over 75 y ago. This fear has often served as an impediment to the safe and beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive...
by admin | Mar 18, 2023 | Fukushima, Radiophobia
The release of tritiated water at Fukushima shocked the world, but there is no real health or environmental risk based on scientific data. Naturally occurring radioactive hydrogen isotope is tritium, which is produced in the Earth’s atmosphere constantly....
