Ramazzini Days 2011

Memorial Luncheon and Tour of the Maltoni Museum
San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna

Meeting of the Executive Council (EC members only)
Hotel Touring

Welcome dinner
Ristorante B&B, Hotel Touring

Council of Fellows Statutory Session (Fellows only)
Town Hall of Carpi

Lunch
Ristorante B&B, Hotel Touring

SCIENTIFIC SESSION I: WORK OF THE FELLOWS
Chair: Melissa McDiarmid, USA and Carol Rice, USA
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio

Free time

PRESENTATION OF THE RAMAZZINI AWARD AND RAMAZZINI LECTURE
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio

SCIENTIFIC SESSION II:
"NUCLEAR POWER: PRESENT REALITIES AND IMPLICATIONS
FOR THE FUTURE"
Chairs: Paul Lioy (USA), Jim Melius (USA)
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio

Using nuclear fuel to generate electricity has great benefits to public health because it produces little CO-2 emissions, and from that perspective it is a good alternative to fossil fuels. However, using nuclear fuel also creates potential radiation risks to the population that cannot be quantified either in terms of probability or severity.
We have experience with three major nuclear disasters associated with generating electricity using nuclear fuel—Three Mile Island, USA; Chernobyl, Ukraine; and Fukushima, Japan. The cumulative uncertainty associated with these disasters have had major consequences, including an international review of nuclear safety and the announcement by both Switzerland and Germany that they will phase out their reliance on nuclear power in the next decade. The fact that even three months after the event, Tokyo Electrical Power Company is still struggling to control the core meltdowns at it Dai-Ichi plants adds to these concerns.
The Collegium Ramazzini will devote its special session for 2011 to the public health questions surrounding nuclear electricity generation. Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima present very different events and provide a good cross-section of likely exposure scenarios associated with nuclear power disasters. We will take this evidence and prepare an objective analysis from a public health perspective. This analysis will form the basis for the preparation of a Statement from the Collegium Ramazzini about public health risks of nuclear power.