British nuclear power: Risks assessed

Countering Security Risks to Nuclear Power Plants

Between 1972 and 2007 altogether 17 major terror attacks or acts of sabotage have been carried against nuclear power plants (NPP). None of them resulted in an uncontrolled radioactive release. In order to reduce the security risk to NPP due to terrorists in the future, preemptive measures are necessary to identify their motivation, incentives, operational and logistical capabilities to implemen...

Mitigation of Potential Environmental Risks of Space Nuclear Power Sources (NPS) Missions in International Law

Assessment of biological risks associated with nuclear power production.

The Representation of Iran’s Nuclear Program in British Newspaper Editorials: A Critical Discourse Analytic Perspective

In this study, Van Dijk’s (1998) model of CDA was utilized in order to examine the representation of Iran’s nuclear program in editorials published by British news casting companies. The analysis of the editorials was carried out at two levels of headlines and full text stories with regard to the linguistic features of lexical choices, nominalization, passivization, overcompleteness, and voice....

RESPECTIVE RISKS OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES Health Risks Due to the Use of Nuclear Energy for Electric Power Generation

It is often said that the effects of ionizing radiation on man are mysterious and unpredictable. In fact, of all physical and chemical agents present in our environment, radiation is undoubtedly the best known. Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895, and Becquerel natural radioactivity in 1896, and it was realized almost immediately that radiation had an effect on man. The first cancer caused by ra...