Bo Lindell, former chairman and emeritus member of ICRP, former chairm
an of UNSCEAR, former Director General and emeritus worker of the Swed
ish Radiation Protection Institute, is a phenomenon, His profound infl
uence on radiation protection, and indeed on environmental protection
and risk research in general, includes a profuse flow of scientific pu
blications on all aspects of protection of man against harmful effects
of radiation, In this context, perhaps his most important efforts hit
herto are those relating to nuclear power, The concept of dose commitm
ent, invented by Bo Lindell, is used worldwide to regulate emissions o
f radioactive substances, taking into account not only the often trivi
al dose to immediate bystanders, but the global effect over long time-
frames, In the long run, his continuing personal influence on radiatio
n protection as a branch of science and a kind of role model for other
types of environmental protection may attain an even greater importan
ce.