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Articles on Nuclear risks
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Nuclear bunkers are familiar Cold War artefacts, but many have been re-purposed or lie derelict.
Chernobyl is already responsible for up to 5,000 cases of cancer in Europe.
Evidence suggests that the threat is not being taken seriously enough.
The nuclear deal South Africa signed with Russia is set to be massively expensive and comes with a fair amount of risks.
Any nuclear weapon exchange or major nuclear plant meltdown will immediately lead to a global public health emergency. What can we learn from past events to help prepare?
Our natural difficulties in thinking about the future, low probabilities and considering risk make many of our views about nuclear power problematic.
Is nuclear power worth it? No, says Mark Diesendorf – it’s never been a major world energy force, it has caused huge accidents, and its greenhouse emissions are higher than many people realise.
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Risk Management, University of Bristol
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Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises et chercheur au sein du Collège des Sciences Navales, Mines Paris - PSL
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Associate Professor, Social Innovation, CQUniversity Australia
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Adjunct professor, UNSW
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Rédacteur en chef, coordination internationale et technique, The Conversation France
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
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Professor of International Affairs and Asian Studies, Penn State
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University Professor Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Georgia
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Senior Lecturer of Environmental Policy, Russian National Research University The Higher School of Economics
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Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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Deputy Section Head Section of Environment and Radiation at IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW