Analysis of cancer risks in populations near nuclear facilities : phase 1 /

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"In the late 1980s, the National Cancer Institute initiated an investigation of cancer risks in populations near 52 commercial nuclear power plants and 10 Department of Energy nuclear facilities (including research and nuclear weapons production facilities and one reprocessing plant) in the Uni...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities--Phase 1.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012]
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Radiation carcinogenesis > United States.
Nuclear facilities > Health aspects > United States > Statistics.
Cancer > Risk factors.
Cancer > Etiology.
Nuclear energy.
Risk assessment.
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced > epidemiology
Power Plants
Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
Nuclear Energy
Risk Assessment
Tumeurs dues aux radiations > États-Unis.
Cancer > Étiologie.
Énergie nucléaire.
Évaluation du risque.
nuclear power.
risk assessment.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Cancer.
MEDICAL > Oncology.
Nuclear facilities > Health aspects.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
United States
United States.
Statistics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Effluent releases from nuclear power plants and fuel-cycle facilities
  • Radiation dose assessment
  • Epidemiologic studies
  • Risk communication and public engagement
  • Radiation as a carcinogen
  • Biographical sketches of committee and staff
  • Presentations and visits
  • Origin of radioactivity in nuclear plants
  • Origin of radioactivity in fuel-cycle facilities
  • Regulation of effluent releases
  • Radiological effluent technical specifications (RETS)
  • Radiological environmental monitoring program (REMP)
  • Radiation dose assessment
  • Modeling incidence and mortality data in an ecologic study
  • Letter template to state cancer registries
  • Letter template to state vital statistics offices
  • Letter template to departments of public health
  • Glossary
  • Acronyms.

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