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UN Scientific Committee to update Fukushima report

VIENNA, 14 June (UN Information Service) – The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) is to update its 2013 report on the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident following the great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami. The Scientific Committee has today concluded its 65th session, held at …

UN Scientific Committee launches a new evaluation of thyroid cancer data in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident

VIENNA, 25 April (UN Information Service) ‐ The secretariat of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) released today a White Paper evaluating thyroid cancer data in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident to guide the Scientific Committee’s future programme of work. The publication recapitulates previous findings of the Scientific Committee on …