TABLE OF CONTENTS -- BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT REACTORS -- DISCUSSION OF BRAY'S PAPER -- ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SITING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: The Problem of Long-Term Biotic Effects -- THE REGULATION OF MAN-MADE RADIATION IN THE BIOSPHERE -- EFFECTS OF HEATED WATER FROM NUCLEAR PLANTS ON AQUATIC LIFE -- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE -- STANDARDS OF RADIATION PROTECTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH -- DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BETWEEN PAGES 3 AND 86 -- EVALUATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS TO THE PUBLIC ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATIONS -- DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BETWEEN PAGES 3 AND 105 -- THE RISK BENEFIT CALCULUS IN NUCLEAR POWER LICENSING -- FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF REGULATION OF RELEASES OF RADIONUCLIDES FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: A Legal History and Rationale -- POLICIES AFFECTING THE ENERGY NEEDS OF SOCIETY -- INDUSTRIAL ENERGY RESOURCES -- NUCLEAR POWER: Benefits and Risks -- NUCLEAR POWER: Benefits and Risks -- DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BETWEEN PAGES 3 AND 238 -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTICIPANTS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.