[ RadSafe ] Martin Tondel´s thesis - Sweden and Chernobyl

[Peter Bossew]

Lars,

What are the arguments for the rejection ?
I think Tondel's conclusions are (potentially, i.e. if correct) so far 
reaching that they should be discussed thoroughly. I would really 
appreciate a scientifically sound, that is, ideologically unbiased 
critique of Tondel's (et al.'s) papers.

In 2005/6 a similar (but less sophisticated, lower power) study was made 
in Austria, with the result that no Chernobyl effect was detectable. The 
study can be downloaded from 
www.anschober.at/downloads/endbericht_tschernobyl_studie.pdf , 
unfortunately only in German.

The Austrian conditions are to some extent comparable to the Swedish 
ones, in that the spatial variability of the Chernobyl deposition is 
very high (137Cs: <5 to >150 kBq/m2 ref 1.5.86) and good medical 
registers exist. On the other hand, since the cloud arrived only 2 days 
later, there was time for measures to reduce exposure, thus one can 
anticipate that the mean dose per unit deposition was lower in Austria, 
than in Sweden.

Peter Bossew



Lars Persson wrote:
> For information.
> Swedish Radiation Institute - SSI - has not accepted his conclusions.
> Lars Persson
> Slånbärsv 11A
> 19334 Sigtuna
> 08-568 219 26
>
> 0708-297100
>
>   


-----------------------------------------------------
Peter Bossew 

European Commission (EC) 
Joint Research Centre (JRC) 
Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) 

TP 441, Via Fermi 1 
21020 Ispra (VA) 
ITALY 
  
Tel. +39 0332 78 9109 
Fax. +39 0332 78 5466 
Email: peter.bossew at jrc.it 

WWW: http://rem.jrc.cec.eu.int 
  
"The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any
circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European
Commission."