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The evidence that radiation from nuclear reactors causes childhood leukemia

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Radiation spike caused by refueling at one of Bavaria's Gundremmingen reactors. Radiation spike caused by refueling at one of Bavaria’s Gundremmingen reactors.

Last July, we published a piece on recent groundbreaking work from the U.K.’s Dr. Ian Fairlie and the connection between radiation releases from nuclear reactors and childhood leukemia.

We quoted Dr. Fairlie:

“The core issue is that, world-wide, over 60 epidemiological studies have examined cancer incidences in children near nuclear power plants (NPPs): most (>70%) indicate leukemia increases. I can think of no other area of toxicology (eg asbestos, lead, smoking) with so many studies, and with such clear associations as those between NPPs and child leukemias. Yet many nuclear governments and the nuclear industry refute these findings and continue to resist their implications. It’s similar to the situations with cigarette smoking in the 1960s and with man-made global warming nowadays.”

Today, Ian (full disclosure: an old friend and valued colleague) stopped by NIRS’ office to go over a…

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April 30, 2015 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. One thing that needs to be done is to capture all the addresses of people living downwind of every reactor. How to do that? I don’t know. But they have to warned and know the consequences of being a downwinder of every nuclear facility.
    Can anyone figure out how to do this? This would be a major project to somehow figure out who is a downwinder within 5 miles? Around every nuclear plant in America and Canada. Mexico too. Everywhere.
    Somehow they need to contacted and told.

    steve nienhaus's avatar Comment by steve nienhaus | April 30, 2015 | Reply

    • Have they any choice? Nuclear facilities are most often, especially in USA, situated near to poorer communities – in USA especially black communities. Do they have the resources to move out, even if they wanted to? Nuclear faciliries and uranium mining require some workers – even if they’re highly automated. People need jobs. Where do they get a job if they move?

      Christina Macpherson's avatar Comment by Christina MacPherson | April 30, 2015 | Reply


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