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The chapter offers a thorough overview and analysis of the nuclear fuel cycle, with a special focus on the health and environmental risks associated with radiation. Just like nuclear weapons, radioactivity is intrinsically linked with nuclear energy and cannot be separated from it. A strong case is made to keep nuclear energy and technology under strict control and make all possible efforts to avoid their diversion to military purposes.
Originally published in a slightly different form in David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf, eds. The Hazards of the International Energy Crisis: Studies of the Coming Struggle for Energy and Strategic Raw Materials (London: Macmillan and New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1982): 107–126.
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Rotblat, J. (2018). Radiation Hazards in Fission Fuel Cycles. In: Foradori, P., Giacomello, G., Pascolini, A. (eds) Arms Control and Disarmament. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62259-0_8
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