Assistant Professor Benjamin Monreal, UCSB Department of Physics, will
give an overview of radioactivity and reactors, radiation health and
safety, and the ultimate fate of the materials coming out of the
stricken reactors in Fukushima.
Why is it worse than Three Mile Island? Why is it (probably) not as bad
as Chernobyl? How worried are scientists? How worried should you be?
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session with a panel including
Theo Theofanous,
Professor of Chemical and of Mechanical
Engineering, and
Patrick McCray,
Professor of History, both of UCSB.
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