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EDUCATING NEW JERSEY ON THE RISKS OF THE OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR REACTOR
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBARadiation and Public Health Project Background On January 1, 2007, RPHP began an educational campaign to educate the public and officials about health risks posed by the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor. Oyster Creek, located just south of Toms River NJ, is the oldest of 104 U.S. reactors. It began operating in 1969, […]
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Study uses baby teeth to examine if atomic bomb tests raised cancer risk
By Betsy TaylorAssociated Press Writer Thursday, May 29, 2008 ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Baby teeth collected in St. Louis in the 1950s and ’60s to measure children’s exposure to atomic bomb fallout will be used in a new study to try and gauge if Cold War bomb testing increased cancer risk. The new study became […]
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Baby teeth study to begin
By Robert Kelly St Louis Post-DispatchWednesday, May. 28 2008 Thousands of baby teeth, almost all collected from St. Louis-area residents inthe 1950s and 1960s, will finally be used in a comprehensive study aimed atlearning whether fallout from atomic bomb tests increased the cancer risk forAmericans born in those Cold War years. The nonprofit Radiation and […]
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PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT OF KEEPING THE INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR REACTORS OPEN
Joseph J. Mangano, MPH, MBAExecutive DirectorRadiation and Public Health Project May 13, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS(Click on the underlined chapter heads to go to that chapter.) Executive Summary I. Introduction A. Brief History of Nuclear Power and Indian Point B. Radioactivity Produced in Reactors II. Health Hazards Posed by Reactor Meltdowns A. Description B. Estimates […]
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