1993 Program

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