Radiation & Health

What radiation is, dose, and the LNT vs. hormesis debate over low-dose effects.

276 articles in the archive

Core concepts

Radiation, dose, and units

We live in a gentle, natural bath of radiation every day. Understanding dose and units is liberating — it shows how much nuclear fear comes from unfamiliarity rather than real risk.

Low-dose radiation: LNT vs. hormesis

Contested

Regulation assumes any dose is proportionally risky (LNT); a large body of research suggests low doses are essentially harmless. A genuinely open question — and the optimistic, well-supported reading is that low-dose risk has been overstated for decades.

Most substantial articles

SARI Comment on EPA’s ANPR for 40 CFR 190 2014-08-01 Shaping public perceptions of radiation risk 2014-11-20 The Left Needs to Reconsider its Automatic Position Against Nuclear Energy 2015-08-07 How did leaders of the Hydrocarbon Establishment build the foundation for radiation fears? 2020-05-21 Obtaining scientific cover for preordained policy decision 2017-01-08 Why does conventional wisdom ignore hormesis? 2014-08-04 Experience Power with a healthy dose of microgrids, hydrogen and nuclear energy information 2023-08-21 Fear of Radiation is Killing People and Endangering the Planet Too 2011-04-20 Fukushima Nuclear Accident – Exceptional Summary by Murray E. Miles 2011-04-01 Evidence suggesting LNT was fabricated as a purposeful effort to hamstring nuclear technology development 2017-08-08 Can Radiation from CT scans help patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease? 2016-07-07 Science Controversies and Print Edition Limitations – Jacobson versus radiation biology specialists 2012-07-25

Common misconceptions

Myth: Any amount of radiation is dangerous.

Reality: We live in constant natural radiation; whether tiny added doses matter is genuinely unsettled.

Myth: Living near a nuclear plant gives you a big radiation dose.

Reality: The dose is a tiny fraction of natural background — less than a cross-country flight.

From Nucleation Capital

Source: Nucleation Capital

Learn why LNT is misleading – Mar 1 webinar 2026-02-06 Ray Rothrock: What you need to know about radiation 2026-01-22 Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner at Diablo Canyon 2026-01-22 Rad Future Promo 2026-01-22 A Rad Future for Everyone 2025-12-15

✓ Active recall

0 / 2

1. What does the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model assume?

2. Is the harm of low-dose radiation a settled scientific question?