. - : aeLe sitet bean 2 we whorewlte 00 BSGie ot ae Sha edhe vantteAMERAIG ht Lala de et ecanees ie Na ole aot Ss bo ne wy “eR aiities, and nuclear research and develop¥ wcocial, is ne erthe present time, Decisions nipact of seck reteased nuclides and the well deieumineg the direction of our future ce will he exgmined here. Many summaries aguip upan the true shape of the dosewractical purposes the conservative assump-:shold model holds. Atso, all installations i the lowest practicable release Jevels, regardst evidence of eflects fram past activities, ard their impact. and (c) the role of the «uettes.—Eacept for the rare instances cf guantities of radionuclides, all inferences -: snvolve the epidemiological approach. Stern- «15 1 fetal death rate (actually a lesser declining “in rate wach he terms an “‘ excess mortality ”) ivov, N.Y., New York State vs Califarriz, . ee aed 10 Sweden, and the like with the ' Nevada tests, USSR tests, and Pacific thermo* ¢ he relates excess infant mortality to routine inv water reactors in Illinois, Mich pan . York, a fuel reprocessing facility in western aiticts Works et Richland, Washingto1 ard “or. on Long Island (190-192). Even the srnall zru linked, by Sternglass, to deleterious effects »isod. In all cases the effect is described as ‘rr aircumseribed geographical area * down‘le ‘utent period, and due to radionuclides aims, many of them madein public hearings corsiderable concern in the general public _. . -ws to the recipients but any reasonabie cal, an oreven mulboles thereof, indicates the radiaATs preat radiosensitivity of the embryo and . . of the relative . tod ‘oAlige tahoratary studies vip is (12) clearly showoreater sensinvily se ontanss the factors of di ference do aot tor the mortality rates attriouted to radio- embryo and fetus riust be corsiderahly ~ sapulations studied, to substantiate ‘he Ft OG AeA eo ABA Bete §‘ ATER ES ceae . There have been many and volumincus re*furations of these claims €193-202) soitde to detath thera bare.he prorary Trait page fir te mre and itis i lack of an cridentologiwally Suite cts petits 2 oR ker SER OP Gc TOSI. Jack of consuleration ef changes pi sociG-econc me SLs es The var os popaations. lava Gre deine chide ee St ree retoses ssn gedber tour fecrars have been escuided or uccounte 2 for, ard luca of scaueth the data. Th. criticism has cores sarecdy from. yadeauen. Secondly. oc 218 take issuc Win ibe Linuites Gad tor faikaet dial Selden directions, a+. other aspects uf tae exposure sul aur, and state ui toe stuation was no. ~ coseribed. Finally same af the or ticists otith, rigcuon itre data. Wii 0 tse criviasiis du hutssheow com cticly that thereat no such eect, they a Do. Cuden oF proof ine prelage: st. There be . ern a few otoer similar clan Gol MvGsind CeMcer ineicerce .4 the enti ulation, €2., Wek (208) ca2s bicrzasec cancer incidence in. small poyeng con diving near the Indian Point. New York nuclear 1 station. The statistical ¢° soidemiological yeltability ~f such a small population is in dout: 2. Fadeley (.-'1+ oresenis data showing, increcsed nelignancy incidence for popula: tions in cerlan’ counties in Oregon itving rear, cr influenced Sy, tne Columbia River. fe i ctributes this to the redionuclides discharged from the Hanford Atomic Provucts operatior upstream ¢: Rucnland, Washington. The data were deere r tir gupnart the rreetusions te Baus &: Youre (705) because several Partners! TC eny coumbass ce omitie Ge ibis: > anaton, nasic data on actual numbe.. .. deaths wai to supplies, cuenar«lack of az? or sex adjustmer: for COunGe. BOOWN to vet) op Gis es QGheebios, amd toe: adS MO accounting for tho di corerce re ceaeer mortar sy cqow oo occur bepyeen urban and rural POPU ean Ue aida Bobs lee aad Gaels 0 be along the cer Mari ere fhe ur Cel ad fea Cees oeFoF pegputini, pelsagee rates of radio. micides Freryp muclear enorgy iagalh oow fave oven1 documented jor many veus belts tian nos for poate or ueoaromnenai pollutams. 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