HEALTH RISKS OF ENERGY-SYSTEMS

Health risks from fossil, renewable and nuclear reference energy syste ms are estimated following a detailed impact pathway approach. Using a ser of appropriate air quality models and exposure-effect functions d erived from the recent epidemiological literature, a methodological fr amework for risk assessment has been established and consistently appl ied across the different energy systems, including the analysis of con sequences from a major nuclear accident. A wide range of health impact s resulting from increased air pollution and ionizing radiation is qua ntified, and the transferability of results derived from specifics pow er plants to a more general context is discussed.