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الملخص EN

Studies of actual health effects, especially thyroid cancers, following exposures are assessed.

Radiation hormesis is explained, pointing out that beneficial effects are expected following a low dose or dose rate because protective responses against stresses are stimulated.

The notions that no amount of radiation is small enough to be harmless and that a nuclear accident could kill hundreds of thousands of people are challenged in light of experience: more than a century with radiation and six decades with reactors.

If nuclear energy is to play a significant role in meeting future needs, regulatory authorities must examine the scientific evidence and communicate the real health effects of nuclear radiation.

Negative images and implications of health risks derived by unscientific extrapolations of harmful effects of high doses must be dispelled.