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Program of the 1993 Annual Meeting, Radiation Science and Societal Decision Making
April 7-8, 1993
Introduction Radiation Science and the Public
Leonard A. Sagan, Electric Power Research Institute
Framing the Issue
Chris Whipple, Chair
How do Societies Choose their Risks?
Karl Dake, University of California
Media Images of Radiation
David DiSantis, Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine
Radiation "Science" in the Courtroom
Gerald Charnoff & Ernest L. Blake, Shaw, Pitttman, Potts & Trowbridge
William R. Hendee, Chair
The Scientific Community--Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?
Leonard A. Sagan, Electric Power Research Institute
Risk Perception, Trust and Democracy: A Systems Perspective
Paul Slovic, Decision Research and University of Oregon
Methods for Improving Scientific Communication
Terry Davies, Resources for the Future
Case Studies Focused on Lesson to be Learned from Previous Experience
Case Study 1: Indoor Radon
Dade W. Moeller, Chair
Panelists:
Margo Oge, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ann Bostrom, Georgia Institute of Technology
Case Study 2: Below Regulatory Concern
Chris Whipple, Chair
Panelists:
Kenneth Carr, Former Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dan Reicher, Natural Resources Defense Fund
Curtis Travis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Case Study 3: Screening Mammography of Younger Women: Facts, Publicity, Perception and Response
William Hendee, Chair
Panelists:
Ann Coleman, National Cancer Institute
Gerald Dodd, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Carl Zylak, Henry Ford Hospital
Judith Randall, Independent Science Journalist
Seventeenth Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Introduction of the Lecturer, R.J. Michael Fry
Science, Radiation Protection and the NCRP, Warren K. Sinclair
Case Studies Focused on Lesson to be Learned from Previous Experience (continued)
Case Study 4: Waste Disposal
Paul Slovic, Chair
Panelists:
David Leroy, U.S. Nuclear Waste Negotiator
Todd LaPorte, University of California, Berkeley
Howard Kunreuther, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Mary Louise Wagner, U.S. Senate Staff
Plenary Session: Where Do We Go From Here?
Leonard Sagan, Moderator
Panelists:
William Hendee, Medical College of Wisconsin
Dade Moeller, Harvard School of Public Health
Paul Slovic, Decision Research and University of Oregon
Chris Whipple, ICF Kaiser Engineers
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