Government study into potential risks of nanotechnology released

ENGLAND: London: EXT Engineer at topping out ceremony for London Centre for Nanotechnology at Imperial College speaking on mobile phone about lowering foundation stone SOT Engineers and scientists in fluorescent jackets applauding CS Stone being lowered into place Sign reading 'London Centre for Nanotechnology' Engineers and scientists at topping out ceremony shaking hands and greeting one another PAN Professor Gabriel Aeppli (Director, London Centre for Nanotechnology) interview SOT - We are throwing away any possibilty of solving our health care problems and environmental problems as well as not being able to advance state-of-the-art telecommunications and computation if we are throw away nanotechnology Number 25 bendy London bus out of bus station Number 86 new double decker London bus to Stratford out of bus station PULL OUT CS Red London double decker buses past and away INT BUS MS SIDE Bus driver driving new style double decker bus CS Steering wheel of bus INT LA Stagecoach red London double decker bus driving into bus garage CS Diesel nozzle into fuel tank of bus CS Petrol pump display indicator LMS Garage attendant taking nozzle from fuel tank and putting it back in pump Kevin Matthews (Chief Executive, Oxonica) interview SOT - Industry has a responsibility to ensure products put out for commercial use are safe / Current regulations probably don't fully satisfy the requirements in terms of catching all nano-particles / Regulations need to be tightened further EXT i/c as climbs into bus INT Jim Thomas (ETC Group) interview SOT - Swiss:Re who are the largest insurer in the world have said that they see similar risks here to asbestos / With nano-particles there are a host of toxicity questions which are unanswered / Would like to see much stronger controls based on the precautionary principle Professor Ann Dowling (Chair, Nanotechnology Working Group) interview SOT - Just the right time to look a...