Swims in Palomares and strawberries in Athens
What does a box of strawberries at the Greek Nuclear Center “Demokritos” in 1986 have to do with a diplomatic bath in the cold waters of Palomares in 1966? They were both used by political leaders and scientists to manage the world’s panic after two nuclear accidents; in Chernobyl and in Palomares. In both cases scientists and diplomats did not use scientific arguments. Instead, they risked their own lives to persuade the world that radiation did not pose high risks.
Script and voice-over: Loukas Freris
Musical and Technical curation: Christos Koutsoulas
General supervision: Maria Rentetzi
The text was published for the first time in “PRISMA: Insert for science, technology and society”, published in the newspaper Avgi on 07/27/2019.
HRP-IAEA has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
Grant Agreement number: 770548 — HRP-IAEA — ERC-2017-COG
