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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Does Millstone Power Station Cause Cancer? The NRC wants to know


Does Millstone Power Station Cause Cancer? The NRC Wants To Know
Patch.com
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will soon commission a $2 million study to analyze the cancer rates of infants and the general population around nuclear power plants, including the population around Waterford's Millstone Nuclear Power Station.http://waterford.patch.com/articles/does-millstone-power-station-cause-cancer-the-nrc-wants-to-know

Cancer study to include areas near two Ct. nuclear plants

Danbury News Times -
WASHINGTON -- Two of the six areas around the nation chosen for a study of cancer risks near nuclear plants are in Connecticut. The areas around Millstone Power Station near Waterford and the decommissioned Connecticut Yankee plant at Haddam Neck ...

Cancer rates in Connecticut towns to be investigated by pilot study

Torrington Register Citizen -
By Luther Turmelle lturmelle@nhregister.com @LutherTurmelle on Twitter. Two Connecticut communities — one that formerly hosted a nuclear power plant and another that currently does — will be part of a $2 million pilot study of cancer risk in communities ...

Haddam, Waterford part of national study that links cancer risk to nuclear power ...

New Haven Register -
By Luther Turmelle, North Bureau Chief lturmelle@nhregister.com / Twitter: @lutherturmelle. Two Connecticut communities will be part of a $2 million pilot study of cancer risk in communities around six U.S. nuclear power plant sites and a nuclear fuel facility.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two nuclear power plants in the Tri-State Area ...

CBS Local -
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Two nuclear power plants in the Tri-State Area will be part of a study looking into the potential health risks posed by the facilities. In all, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission will survey health statistics for residents who ...

Cancer risks near seven nuclear sites to be studied

USA TODAY -
Story Highlights. Cancer types near nuke plants to be reviewed; Study set to begin in three months; Research to include sites in six states. 12:51PM EDT October 25. 2012 - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal regulators say a pilot study of cancer risks posed ...

Cancer risks studied near 7 US nuclear sites

CBS News - ‎Oct 24, 2012‎
HARTFORD, Conn. — Federal regulators say a pilot study of cancer risks posed to residents near seven nuclear power sites in the United States will update 22-year-old data, but an industry group says the study won't come up with anything new. The Nuclear ...
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