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“Cancer near Trawsfynydd Nuclear Power Station in Wales, UK: A Cross Sectional Cohort Study

Christopher Busby1*, Mireille de Messieres2
1Environmental Research SIA, 1117 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga LV-1050;
2Green Audit, Castle Cottage, Sea View place, Aberystwyth SY 23 1DZ UK

*Corresponding author: Dr. Prof. Dr Christopher Busby, Environmental Research SIA, 1117 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga, LV-1050, Published: 06-03-2015 © 2015 Busby

Abstract

A cross sectional cohort study was carried out of the population living downwind of and less than 3.5km from Trawsfynydd nuclear power station sited in Wales, UK. This station is cooled by, and discharges radionuclides to a lake, Llyn Trawsfynydd, which is significantly contaminated with radioactivity. Cancer numbers and populations were obtained through questionnaire and interview for the10-year period to 2005. Results showed that in the 3-years before the study was carried out, 2003-2005 and where completeness of data was most secure, there were…