Forskare slår larm till regeringen: Läget sämre i dag än före Tjernobylolyckan.Strålskyddsarbetet är i akut kris. Trots terrorhot med radioaktiva ämnen och allt fler mobiltelefoner som ökar riskerna med strålning i samhället tappar svensk strålskyddsforskning i kompetens. Situationen är sämre i dag än före kärnkrafts-olyckan i Tjernobyl. Regeringen har inte lyssnat på våra varningar. Sverige har hävdat sig bra på strålskyddsområdet i EU. Men nu hotar de svenska insatserna att krympa, i synnerhet som flertalet forskare går i pension de närmaste åren. Det skriver tolv ledande forskare, organisationstoppar och myndighetspersoner, däribland chefen för Strålskyddsinstitutet Lars-Erik Holm.
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The Electrical Trades Union has banned its members from working in uranium mines, nuclear power stations or any other part of the nuclear fuel cycle. The union says uranium is the new asbestos in the workplace. The ban will apply to ETU members in Queens
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R. Atun, N. Lennox-Chhugani, F. Drobniewski, Y. Samyshkin, и R. Coker. European journal of public health, 14 (3):
267-273(сентября 2004)M3: Article; Accession Number: 14596725; Atun, R. A. 1; Email Address: r.atun@imperial.ac.uk Lennox-Chhugani, N. 1 Drobniewski, F. 2 Samyshkin, Y. A. 1 Coker, R. J. 3; Affiliation: 1: Centre for Health Management, The Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK 2: Department of Infectious Diseases, Guy's King's and St Thomas' Medical School, East Dulwich Grove, London, UK 3: Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Source Info: Sep2004, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p267; Subject Term: COMMUNICABLE diseases; Subject Term: DISEASE management; Subject Term: MEDICINE, Preventive; Subject Term: EPIDEMICS; Subject Term: MEDICAL care; Subject Term: PUBLIC health; Author-Supplied Keyword: health systems; Author-Supplied Keyword: rapid appraisal; Author-Supplied Keyword: systems analysis; Author-Supplied Keyword: toolkit; NAICS/Industry Codes: 525120 Health and Welfare Funds; Number of Pages: 7p; Illustrations: 1 chart, 3 diagrams; Document Type: Article.