Radioactivity in the Environment
No. 6 in a series of essays on Radioactivity produced by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Radiochemistry Group
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Dangers faced by nuclear power workers
The findings of the International Study of Cancer Risk among radiation workers in the Nuclear Industry from the HPA (The Health Protection Agency)

Radiation effects from nuclear accidents
A page of at-a-glance modules on understanding radiation issues from the HPA (The Health Protection Agency). One of the modules discusses nuclear emergencies covering major accidents including Chernobyl, countermeasures and emergency plans. One of the FAQs includes the dangers of depleted uranium

Safe design of nuclear reactors
The Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency of the UK have jointly produced Generic Design Assessment of new Nuclear Power stations and give links to design guidance documentation

A consideration of the potential insecurities of nuclear power
The Oxford Research group have produced a report on the risks of nuclear terrorism and how to keep materials out of the wrong hands

The dangers of nuclear terrorism
The Green Party on what could happen if terrorists acquired the materials from a nuclear power station

The drawbacks of nuclear processing
The Union of Concerned Scientists arguments against nuclear reprocessing

World use of nuclear weapons
A page from Arms control Association includes lists of nuclear-weapon states; unrecognized nuclear weapon states; and states of immediate proliferation concern

Can rogue states and terrorists acquire nuclear weapons?
A newsletter from the IAEA on nuclear proliferation and terrorism which gives a history of incidents where nuclear weapons were almost deployed

Safeguards to prevent nuclear proliferation
The World Nuclear Association discusses the prevention of nuclear proliferation and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) in particular

Decommissioning nuclear power stations
British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) has extensive experience in the decommissioning of nuclear power stations and explains in detail how this is carried out

Activities of the Radioactive Wastes Policy Group (RWPG)
The DEFRA Radioactive Substances division chair and manage the RWPG. The document gives international regulations and lists safe waste disposal policies taking into account the dangers of radioactivity and the security of radioactive materials getting into the wrong hands