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Irvine CA, April 3: Study on Cancer Risks near Nuclear Power Plants - Public Meeting
http://rceezwhatsup.blogspot.com/2014/03/43-irvine-ca-study-on-cancer-risks-near.html
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The National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS’) Committee tasked with planning the pilot study of Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 1:30-4:00 PM on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Beckman Center located in Irvine, California. A draft agenda for the public meeting is attached (all times are Pacific).
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting or view the presentations via WebEx should register here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1577902/CancerRiskAprilRegistration
Members of the press who wish to attend the meeting should contact Lauren Rugani, media officer, at 202 334 3593 or LRugani@nas.edu.
Study at a Glance
NAS will perform the pilot study of cancer risks in populations near seven U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC)-licensed nuclear facilities using two epidemiologic study designs: (i) an ecologic study of multiple cancer types of populations of all ages and (ii) a record-linkage-based case-control study of cancers in children. The pilot study will have two steps: Pilot Planning and Pilot Execution. NAS has started the Pilot Planning step which is estimated to take one year to complete.
The seven nuclear facilities that are part of the pilot study are:
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The National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS’) Committee tasked with planning the pilot study of Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 1:30-4:00 PM on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Beckman Center located in Irvine, California. A draft agenda for the public meeting is attached (all times are Pacific).
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting or view the presentations via WebEx should register here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1577902/CancerRiskAprilRegistration
Members of the press who wish to attend the meeting should contact Lauren Rugani, media officer, at 202 334 3593 or LRugani@nas.edu.
Study at a Glance
NAS will perform the pilot study of cancer risks in populations near seven U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC)-licensed nuclear facilities using two epidemiologic study designs: (i) an ecologic study of multiple cancer types of populations of all ages and (ii) a record-linkage-based case-control study of cancers in children. The pilot study will have two steps: Pilot Planning and Pilot Execution. NAS has started the Pilot Planning step which is estimated to take one year to complete.
The seven nuclear facilities that are part of the pilot study are:
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Morris, Illinois
Millstone Power Station, Waterford, Connecticut
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Forked River
New Jersey Haddam Neck, Haddam Neck, Connecticut
Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant, Charlevoix, Michigan
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Clemente, California
Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tennessee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Bay_Nuclear_Power_Plant
It is said to be shut-down but the cancer rates in the immediate area (known as Humboldt Hill) are staggering! There are a lot of old people living in this vicinity as there is a lot of lower cost housing there.
It sickens me how very little PR this plant -- the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant gets! It is built right near the triple fault region (can you say earthquakes -- had a 6.9 up this way about 2 weeks ago and no one seems to care) in northwestern California not too far from the ocean (can anyone say tsunami zone?).
Whoever designed and built this disaster was a real idiot and it should be on this list as it is perfect for this study!
& recommend.
It is said to be shut-down but the cancer rates in the immediate area (known as Humboldt Hill) are staggering! There are a lot of old people living in this vicinity as there is a lot of lower cost housing there.
It sickens me how very little PR this plant -- the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant gets! It is built right near the triple fault region (can you say earthquakes -- had a 6.9 up this way about 2 weeks ago and no one seems to care) in northwestern California not too far from the ocean (can anyone say tsunami zone?).
Whoever designed and built this disaster was a real idiot and it should be on this list as it is perfect for this study!
& recommend.