Abstract
This paper has reviewed an assessment by the National Radiological Protection Board of the risks of radiation-induced leukaemia in children and young persons in Seascale over the period of operation of the Sellafield nuclear fuel reprocessing plant up to 1980. The analysis has shown that in the study population of 1,225 children born in the village between 1945 and 1979, and followed to 1980, 0. 1 radiation-induced leukaemias would be expected in children under 20 years of age from all radiation sources. This corresponds to risk of about one in 12,250 for the average child in the study population.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 138-142 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Nuclear Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Nuclear Engineers |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 1987 |