Nuclear Concerns: MIT No-Evacuations Study Debunked - June 5, 2012
A comprehensive critique of the MIT no-evacuations study:
http://www.simplyinfo.org/?p=6081
The MIT Study:
Olipitz W, Wiktor-Brown D, Shuga J, Pang B, McFaline J, Lonkar P, Thomas A, Mutamba JT, Greenberger JS, Samson LD, Dedon PC, Yanch JC, Engelward BP. Integrated Molecular Analysis Indicates Undetectable DNA Damage in Mice after Continuous Irradiation at ~400-fold Natural Background Radiation. Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Apr 26.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22538203
MIT No-Evacuation-Study Press Release:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/prolonged-radiation-exposure-0515.html
MIT Awarded Nuclear Promotion Grant:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mit-doe-grants-fellowships.html
MIT Plan For 3X More Nuclear Energy:
http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/
Tanaka et al 2009, find significant genotoxicity at 1/3rd MIT dose:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19267556
Calculate number cells required to detect significance in Tanaka at 105 mGy (total dose in MIT study):
http://iangoddard.com/cell_detection-limit.xls
Google search for Chernobyl-induced genetic damage:
https://www.google.com/search?q=chernobyl+chromosomal+aberrations
Fucic et al 2008, meta-analysis of Chernobyl-induced genetic damage:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18155954
Geiger counter near Fukushima Daiichi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FoWRVA6mMY#t=7m20s
Note: data in my graph of Tanaka 2009 is from Dr Tanaka (email).
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Source:
Name: Goddard's Journal
Websites:
www.youtube.com/user/GoddardsJournal
www.iangoddard.com/journal.htm
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