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Radiation Mythbusters Nuclear energy and radiation are often misunderstood and even feared due to the complexity of the way we create energy. This page is designed to demystify nuclear energy and radiation, while shattering some myths of the nuclear energy industry. Learn how nuclear energy is created. Dr. Doug Boreham, Division Head of Medical Sciences at the Northern School of Medicine and Professor of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences at McMaster University, is one of Canada’s foremost experts on radiation. He has held numerous public sessions at the Bruce Power Visitors’ Centre on understanding radiation. In the following short videos, Dr. Boreham clears up some commons myths about radiation.
Radiation Mythbusters What is radiation? - video Myths of radiation - video Radiation and cancer - video Health concerns from Fukushima - video Personal protection from radiation - video Bruce Power also conducts annual monitoring of our site and the properties, livestock and produce of our neighbours. This Environmental Monitoring Program proves Bruce Power is operating the world’s largest nuclear site without causing adverse impacts to our community.