Re:Why has nuclear power been a flop?
by simonblack on Saturday April 17, 2021 @03:50AM
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It seems to me that LNT is definitely wrong, there is a threshold. The question is.. what is that threshold
Coincidentally, my brother was a PhD in Zoology and his doctorate thesis back in the 1960s was whether or not there is a threshold for radiation damage on fruit-flies. His results indicated that there was no threshold. Radiation damage is proportional to the dosage.
Nature, 1961 "Radiosensitive Stages in the Spermatogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster" - Strangio, V. A.
The actual thesis is a bit too technical for my complete understanding.
Coincidentally, my brother was a PhD in Zoology and his doctorate thesis back in the 1960s was whether or not there is a threshold for radiation damage on fruit-flies. His results indicated that there was no threshold. Radiation damage is proportional to the dosage.
Nature, 1961 "Radiosensitive Stages in the Spermatogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster" - Strangio, V. A.
The actual thesis is a bit too technical for my complete understanding.