Implications of new radiobiological insights for the long term management of high level radioactive waste

Energy and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 497-514

  Baverstock, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Internal emitters; Radiation risk; Radioactive waste; Radiobiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ATOMS; FORECASTING; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

AUGER ELECTRONS; BETA PARTICLES; BIOLOGY AND GENETICS; BYSTANDER EFFECTS; CELLULAR PROCESSES; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITIES; EPIGENETICS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; GENOMIC INSTABILITIES; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; HUMAN HEALTHS; INTERNAL CONTAMINATIONS; INTERNAL EMITTERS; IONISING RADIATIONS; LONG TERMS; LOW DOSES; LOW ENERGIES; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; PAPER ADDRESSES; RADIATION QUALITIES; RADIATION RISK; RADIOACTIVE DECAY PROCESSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENTS; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONS; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; SPECIAL EMPHASES; STRUCTURAL FEATURES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE DECAY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55149084133     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830508784641381     Document Type: Article

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