Precautionary Principle

The Precautionary Principle holds that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation. Since there is no safe dose of radiation, the "burden of proof" that no harm is being done should be placed, under Precaution, on the emitter of radioactivity, not on those exposed.

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