Introduction
The risk debate and various approaches to assess "the risk" accompany the use of nuclear technology since the early years of its commercial application. The probabilistic risk assessment is meanwhile a standard tool used during licensing and operation of nuclear plants. In the course of the growing risk research around the nuclear technology there have also been trials to compare the risk of nuclear energy production with other forms of energy production (e.g. Inhaber, 1979) Such studies cover the comparison of the risk of accidents for the population living in the vicinity of the plant as well as comparisons of the pollution during operation and the health impact which might result thereby.
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