Living With Radiation

I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future

II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard

III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe

IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution

V. Solutions & Protective Measures

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

The Threat of Ionizing Radiation

Ionizing Radiation Health Concerns

Ionizing radiation causes sickness, diseases, cancer, heritable genetic mutations, and even death.
Radiation can cause or contribute to nearly 6,000 different genetic diseases that we can pass on to our children.
Ionizing radiation is the greatest threat to our DNA and futures. Life has evolved a number of protective strategies, but manmade nuclear radiation is new and dangerous.

Ionizing Radiation Does Not Affect Everyone Equally

Women are more sensitive to radiation than men, and children are significantly more sensitive than adults.

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

Manmade Radioactive Pollution

Radioactive pollution from nuclear energy and weapons is extremely hazardous and fundamentally different from naturally occurring or medical radiation

Not all sources of ionizing radiation are created equal, but some experts want you to think they are. They categorize fundamentally different phenomenon as ‘ionizing radiation’ to obscure the radical threat of nuclear pollution.
Nuclear pollution contaminates our food, water, air, and all life on the planet. This radiation inside our bodies is far more hazardous than background or medical radiation.

There are assumptions on radiation and health that need challenging

It is assumed that the energy absorbed is proportional to the threat to our health, but this is not always the case (linear no-threshold model – LNT).
Health standards for ionizing radiation focus on total energy absorbed by certain tissues, but should ultimately be more nuanced. What really matters is:
- Whether DNA is unrepaired or incorrectly repaired.
- Whether the source of radiation is outside or inside our bodies.
- The localization of damage over time.
- The type of radiation – intensity, frequency, and degree of discordancy with human life.
Flawed assumptions and nonsensical categorizations hide the true scope and scourge of nuclear pollution.

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

Nuclear Power Is Not Safe

Nuclear Facilities

Facilities continually contaminate our biosphere with radioactive pollution that will linger for thousands of years. Even normally operating nuclear power plants are allowed to and do release harmful radiation into the environment (ALARA).
The volume of lethal radioactive waste stored dangerously in spent pools continues to grow. There are no solutions being implemented for long-term waste storage.
Risk of major accidents grow as facilities age and we bet against major cataclysmic Earth forces. Nuclear tragedies, like Fukushima and Chernobyl, will certainly happen again.
The nuclear accident of Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear facility not only continues to contaminate Japan, but the entire world (mostly the northern hemisphere). Radioactive pollution has no borders.

Nuclear War

The threat of nuclear war has increased in the early 21st century. More countries have nuclear weapons than ever before and a second cold war is developing.

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution

Advocacy for nuclear power as a solution to climate change is increasing.
The proliferation of misinformation and confusion on the real threats of manmade nuclear radiation to our health and future.
The relaxing of government regulations on radiation pollution across the world.
The continued development of nuclear weapons and increasing threat of nuclear war and conflict. More countries have nuclear weapons and a multipolar cold war is developing.

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

Nuclear Radiation Solutions & Protective Measures

Improving education and providing an honest perspective on the real and present threats of nuclear pollution.
Continued pressure and progress towards nuclear disarmament and the cessation of nuclear weapons development.
A global peace movement for the 21st century.
Advocacy for responsible nuclear power and stricter regulations on pollution and wastes.
A collective focus on the problem of long-term storage for nuclear wastes.
Heal and protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. Avoid the most-dangerous sources of radiation.

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I. Ionizing Radiation Is A Major Threat To Our Health & Future
II. Manmade Radioactive Pollution Is The Greatest Hazard
III. Nuclear Power Is Not Safe
IV. Terrible Trends Threaten Increased Radioactive Pollution
V. Solutions & Protective Measures

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