Consensus concept

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Shared values include commitment to the worthiness of peer review and judgment by rational consensus. Shared values also include concepts like the definition of proof, the principle of economy, and accepted schema of analogies, models, and abstract representation that are means of scientific explanation. These shared values are further imparted and reinforced through the ongoing traditions and specific research schools of the discipline. Shared prob-... 

This article does not cover the extensive research carried out to delineate the cause and severity of RPTs possible in nuclear reactor accidents. Although there is not universal agreement, the general consensus is that the superheated liquid concept can explain many of these events and, more importantly, can indicate when RPTs are unlikely to occur in hypothetical reactor accidents. 

We have attempted to present the state of the art and scientific consensus in an unbiased way however, what is believed to be tme today may not hold tomorrow - politics may change, and science may progress. Fortunately, while methods and techniques are continuing to improve, the basic concepts of toxicological risk assessment remain stable and form the core in this book. 

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