In August 2014, Dr Keith Baverstock published a critical evaluation of UNSCEAR’s 2013 report on the Fukushima disaster.
Dr Baverstock, a graduate of London University, led the Radiation Protection Programme at the World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Europe from 1991 to 2003. From 1998 to 2002 he set-up a dedicated project office in Helsinki for nuclear emergencies and public health and in 2002 he transferred to the WHO’s European Centre for Environment and Health located in Bonn where he was the Regional Advisor for Radiation and Public Health. In 2001 he was a member of a UN mission charged with making a situation analysis on the Chernobyl affected regions of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The mission report “The human consequences of the Chernobyl accident: a strategy for recovery” was published by the UN in 2002. From November 2003 to April 2005 he served on the UK Committee for Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM). Currently he is a partner in the European commission funded ARCH project the objective of which is to develop a strategic research agenda for the health effects of the Chernobyl accident.