RADICON: RADIATION EXPOSURE AND CANCER INCIDENCE (1990 to 2008) AROUND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN ONTARIO, CANADA

摘要

This study investigated radiation doses and cancer incidence within 25 km of three nuclear power plants (NPPs). During the period 1985 to 2008 radiation doses were ≤ 0.052 mSv/year. The incidence of childhood leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (ages 0-4) was lower than the general Ontario population. Overall, for all ages there was no consistent pattern of cancer incidence across the population living within 25 km of the three NPPs. The radiation exposures from NPPs are low compared to background radiation and are not a plausible explanation for any excess cancers observed within 25 km of any Ontario NPP. This summary article is based on the published article of the same name that appeared in the Journal of Environmental Protection, Volume 9, 2013.