Richard Wakeford
Richard Wakeford is an Honorary Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Manchester, with expertise in the health impacts of radiation exposure. He has recently warned that any damage to large power reactors, such as Iran’s Bushehr facility, could lead to significant radioactive contamination in the environment, highlighting the potential risks associated with military actions targeting nuclear infrastructure.
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Panama:
Richard Wakeford evaluated the decision to prohibit milk as 'brave and correct' to avoid a greater collective dose in the local population.
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Uruguay:
Richard Wakeford evaluated the decision to prohibit milk distribution as 'brave and correct' to protect the local population from radiation exposure.
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Pakistan:
Richard Wakeford, Honorary Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Manchester, said that while contamination from attacks on enrichment facilities would be mainly a chemical problem for the surrounding areas, extensive damage to large power reactors is a different story.
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