4.3 IRVINE, CA: Study on Cancer Risks near Nuclear Power Plants - PUBLIC MEETING

2014-04-03: Study on Cancer Risks near Nuclear Power Plants

Subject: Impt. Public meeting 4/3/14!
National Academy of Sciences' Pilot Planning Study of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Seven Nuclear Facilities:
Public Meeting, April 3, 2014, Irvine, CA

Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:26:43 -0400
From: Greenleaf, Toni <*****>

Please do NOT respond to this email. Send any emails go CRS@NAS.EDU.

Dear Interested Parties:

The National Academy of Sciences’ (NAS’) Committee tasked with planning the pilot study of Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities is scheduled to hold a public meeting at 1:30-4:00 PM on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Beckman Center located in Irvine, California. A draft agenda for the public meeting is attached (all times are Pacific).

Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting or view the presentations via WebEx should register here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1577902/CancerRiskAprilRegistration

Members of the press who wish to attend the meeting should contact Lauren Rugani, media officer, at 202 334 3593 or LRugani@nas.edu.

Study at a Glance

NAS will perform the pilot study of cancer risks in populations near seven U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.NRC)-licensed nuclear facilities using two epidemiologic study designs: (i) an ecologic study of multiple cancer types of populations of all ages and (ii) a record-linkage-based case-control study of cancers in children. The pilot study will have two steps: Pilot Planning and Pilot Execution. NAS has started the Pilot Planning step which is estimated to take one year to complete.

The seven nuclear facilities that are part of the pilot study are:

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Morris, Illinois
Millstone Power Station, Waterford, Connecticut
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Forked River
New Jersey Haddam Neck, Haddam Neck, Connecticut
Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant, Charlevoix, Michigan
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Clemente, California
Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, Tennessee

The study is sponsored by the U.S. NRC. It is a continuation of a previous study that was completed in May 2012. The report from that first study can be found here: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13388

The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. They are independent, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under an 1863 congressional charter. Panel members, who serve pro bono as volunteers, are chosen by the Academies for each study based on their expertise and experience and must satisfy the Academies' conflict-of-interest standards. The resulting consensus reports undergo external peer review before completion. For more information, visit http://national-academies.org/studycommitteprocess.pdf

Please direct comments and questions to the project email: crs@nas.edu.

If you are member of the press and have questions regarding this message, please contact Lauren Rugani, media officer, at 202 334 3593 or LRugani@nas.edu.

Please do NOT respond to this email. Send any emails go CRS@NAS.EDU.

Ourania (Rania) Kosti, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
The National Academies
phone: 202 334 3066

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Toni Greenleaf
Administrative/Financial Associate
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board
202/334-3066
Fax: 202/334-3077

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