Report: Few People Near S.C. Nuclear Site Had Higher Risks
WESH.com - Health - Report: Few People Near S.C. Nuclear Site Had Higher Risks: "COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A federal study finds that people living near a major South Carolina nuclear site did not receive 'significant' radiation doses during the Cold War.
The Savannah River Site supplied the nation's nuclear arsenal with plutonium for decades.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said few people living nearby had a substantially higher cancer risk from pollution between the early 1950s and 1992, when atomic weapons production reactors shut down.
During the 13-year study, scientists used 50,000 boxes of records -- some of which had been classified for decades -- to reconstruct chemical and radiation releases."
The Savannah River Site supplied the nation's nuclear arsenal with plutonium for decades.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said few people living nearby had a substantially higher cancer risk from pollution between the early 1950s and 1992, when atomic weapons production reactors shut down.
During the 13-year study, scientists used 50,000 boxes of records -- some of which had been classified for decades -- to reconstruct chemical and radiation releases."
posted by Greta Jane at Friday, July 22, 2005
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