Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Ionizing Radiation Control
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1977
Publisher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Language
en-US
Abstract
Perhaps the most important problems are those for which there are no data--the effect of today's radiation ten generates hence, the probability of a nuclear meltdown, the future buildup of nuclear wastes--but, at best, only guesses which may be off by several orders of magnitude. Here, benefit-cost analysis cannot be done in terms of dollars or other common units, but with a different focus, it can identify issues which must not be recognized if rational decisions are to made. The questions of who pays (rural people, future generations) vs. who benefits (city people, present generation): of maximum and minimum possible harm from a given course of action; of alternative courses of action, can be spelled for.
Recommended Citation
Michael S. Baram,
Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Ionizing Radiation Control
,
in
Considerations of Health Benefit-Cost Analysis for Activities Involving Ionizing Radiation Exposure and Alternatives
73
(1977).
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