suppose it came about from when the first bomb was dropped,
and
all through the 1950's people were generally supportive of
research on radiation?
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What happened to change that?
I didn't mean that they weren't supportive,
they still
are. supportive of the investigation of the effects of
radiation.
What I mean is that they have become so frightened of
the effects of radiation,
that this will impede the engineering
studies to make more efficient use of nuclear energy.
This
doesn't mean that I'm all in favor of nuclear energy being
scattered throughout society.
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will have to be faced.
radiation toxicology,
probably enough.
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I think from the point of view of
that's what I would call it, we know
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antidote for radiation toxicity,
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