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Nuclear Safety and Public Health |
The medical and economic costs of nuclear power by Helen Caldicott: "Telling states to build new nuclear plants to combat global warming is like telling a patient to smoke to lose weight." A recent study sponsored by the German government examined children who lived near 16 of the country's commercial nuclear power plants. The results revealed a strongly increased risk of all childhood cancers, particularly leukaemia, the closer the proximity of the children's residence to the reactor. More >>>> |
Toxic link: the WHO and the IAEA: In 1959, the World Health Organisation's assembly voted into force an obscure but important agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The effect of this agreement has been to prevent the WHO from playing its proper role in investigating and warning of the dangers of nuclear radiation on human health. More >>>> |
| Breast Cancer Rates Up Near Nuclear Power Plants: On 28 Sep 2008 The Independent on Sunday reported that the incidence of breast cancer among people living near the Hinkley nuclear power stations in Somerset is much higher than expected. There were 167 cases of breast cancer in nearby Burnham from 1994 to 2004, 50% more than expected on national averages, said epidemiologist Professor Chris Busby. Data, collated by the South West Public Health Observatory, was obtained by Stop Hinkley. |
ICRP model in trouble: A New Scientist report on Uranium toxicity reveals a massive gap in the scientific modelling of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). There are massive implications for all aspects of nuclear policy and Uranium weaponry. More >>> |
Scientists discover possible radiation and heart disease link: Scientists studied workers at four UK nuclear sites, including Sellafield, and discovered a potential connection between exposure to radiation and heart disease. A study of nearly 65,000 nuclear industry workers over more than 60 years has found a possible link between high radiation exposure and heart disease. More >>> |
Nuclear plant workers show higher cancer risks: Workers at one U.S. nuclear facility have suffered higher-than-average rates of certain cancers, a study shows -- suggesting that on-the-job exposures are to blame. Researchers found that while death rates from many causes were lower than national rates, workers had higher-than-expected rates of death from certain cancers. More >>> |
| 10 Jan 04: Burnham breast cancer rate still high: Breast cancer in Burnham and surrounding towns is a fifth more prevalent than the national average, according to a scientist and campaigner who has studied new figures provided by the Cancer Intelligence Service. Dr Chris Busby from Green Audit has examined the latest figures published by the South West Cancer Intelligence Service (SWCIS) and confirmed that, in thirteen years between 1990 and 2002, breast cancer registrations were 21 per cent higher than should be expected. More >>> |
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