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According to many studies, the cancer rates among children living near nuclear facilities in various nations are elevated. One study which examined the US rates near the nation's 103 operating reactors determined that cancer incidence for children under 10 years old who live within 30 miles of each of 14 nuclear plants in the eastern UnitedStates (49 counties with a population over 16.8 million) exceeds the national average.



The excess 12.4% risk suggests that 1 in 9 cancers among children who reside near nuclear reactors is linked to radioactive emissions.



If cancer incidence in 5 western states is used as a baseline, the ratio is closer to 1 in 5. Incidence is particularly elevated for leukemia.



Childhood cancer mortality exceeds the national average in 7 of the 14 study areas.



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http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/0952-4746/28/1/M01/jrp8_1_m01.pdf?request-id=ed0ff3ba-49d0-40c0-b94d-ce5ca5e8a31a



http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/news2001/nn11105.htm



http://www.radiation.org/



http://www.mediguide.com/individuals/news/the-morning-call-031107.shtml
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