A Background Briefing on Radioactive Pollution

by Wendy Oser and Molly Young Brown, M.Div.

a document of the www.nonukes.org
and Nuclear Guardianship Library web sites
1996

Summary and Table of Contents

Summary: This article explores technical, biomedical, political, psychological, and moral dimensions of the radioactive pollution problem. It critiques some of the arguments and proposals offered by the nuclear industry. It proposes a comprehensive approach toward creating appropriate global policy, based on principles of "nuclear guardianship," and reports on movement in promising directions.

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SECTION 1	Introduction Radiation and Contamination Biomedical Effects
SECTION 2	Political and Economic Complexities, Waste Storage and Dumping
SECTION 3	Acceptance of Risk, Enormous Costs, Psychological Damage, Problematic "Solutions"
SECTION 4	Why Continue Production? Moral Perspective Paradigm Shift Needed Guardianship The Nuclear Guardianship Ethic A Psychoanalyst's Response
SECTION 5	Overcoming Denial Education Promising Proposals Energy Efficiency and Renewables Citizen Participation Conclusion.
SECTION 6	References Cited

Wendy Oser and Molly Young Brown edit and write for the Nuclear Guardianship Forum and other publications. They can be reached at Plutonium Free Future, P.O. Box 2589, Berkeley CA 94702.

This article was originally published as:

The Guardianship Ethic In Response to Radioactive Pollution:
A Meta Model for a Sustainable World.

in Current World Leaders International Issues
v. 38, No. 6, December, 1996
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