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13 (para. 27) The Jews and Visigoths and Vandals are examples of
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14 Para. 28 mentions populations who moved from____
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INTERGRATING RISK ANALYSIS INTO PUBLIC POLICYMAKING
Exercise:
1. If you had to answer the question: Does, can and should risk analysis affect public policy, what would
your answer be?
2. In para. 2 some issues and topics for which risk analysis could, should or may be important are suggested.
What are these issues and topics?
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3. What is the «scientific literacy» of the US public from Jon Miller's point of view? Give his definition
scientific literacy.
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Prove that the US public lacks the necessary understanding.
4. In Para. 5 it is said that an important question in the nuclear industry has been how to describe the nuclear
power plants to the public and it is suggested that the industry has been searching for more descriptive
language. What terms have been picked out by the people and why?
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What was driving public opinion?
5. From para.6 we learn that the question was asked: Which would the people choose for their state — more
jobs or stricter environmental laws? What was their answer and what would you answer?
6. Skimming. — Skim paras. 12-13 and determine the role of the Media and of the Government in
accordance with risk analysis.
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There are some abbreviations in the article.
Explain them:
1.DOE( 8.135)________________________
2.(11.169)________________________
3.0MB(14.207)________________________
4.EPA(14.211)________________________
5.RFF(16,231)________________________