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An important example of policy-related research is radiological protection, as highlighted by the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident. Since radioactive agents had materials are now an inescapable part of our natural and technical environment, it does not need a major accident for radiological protection to be an urgent societal problem. The setting of standards for “permitted” or “tolerated” exposures is a continuous task, and one that is inevitably controversial. The processes whereby radionuclides, once released into the environment, enter the various ecological cycles and eventually cause human disease, are complex and only imperfectly understood.
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Funtowicz, S.O., Ravetz, J.R. (1990). Mapping Uncertainties of Radiological Hazards. In: Uncertainty and Quality in Science for Policy. Theory and Decision Library, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0621-1_14
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