Radiation Control

Overview

• “Environmental Protection Agency officials confirmed 99 of 135 beta-radiation sensors in its RadNet system—which monitors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico—aren’t working and have been turned off. Officials blame electromagnetic interference from sources such as cellphone towers and said efforts to resolve the problem have been unsuccessful” (Wall Street Journal, 10.20.15; story includes U.S. map showing detectors by state).

Analysis

• Radiation Dose Chart
• Understanding Risk (Bernard Cohen)
• How Much Radiation is Too Much Radiation?
• Nuclear Bomb Effects Calculator
• The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (3rd edition, 1977: this is the last edition published)

Organizations

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
• Greenpeace
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)