[ RadSafe ] Salsman RE: Gardner Sellafield cluster

[Dawson, Fred Mr]

The COMARE 7th Report http://www.comare.org.uk/press_releases/comare_pr02.htm
 http://www.comare.org.uk/reports/comare7threport.pdf 

does mention exposure of the gonads in chapter 6 of the report
"although in general radiation workers receive radiation doses that are
comparable with those received by the general public from natural radioactivity in some parts of the UK, they constitute a group of special interest as far as the heritable effects of radiation are concerned. This is because they include members whose gonads (ie testicles and ovaries) may be exposed to doses well "above those of the average resident of the UK."


Details of all COMARE reports can be found at

http://www.comare.org.uk/comare_docs.htm

Fred Dawson
Health Physics Assistant Director & Team Leader
Directorate of Safety & Claims
6-D-30 MOD Main Building
 
Phone 020 780 70215
Mobile +44(0) 79 7316 9338 


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From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Franta, Jaroslav
Sent: 03 May 2005 21:15
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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Salsman RE: Gardner Sellafield cluster [was : reply to Cedervall ]

James Salsman wrote on December 15, 2004 11:54 AM
To: frantaj at AECL.CA; radsafe at list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: RE: Gardner Sellafield cluster [was : reply to Cedervall ]

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If you recall my message context, I was suggesting that uranium
accumulation in testicles explains the cancer incidence increase
in children of exposed fathers.

Does anyone know if Comare/UKDoH/etc. have looked at uranium
contamination of the workers involved?

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Please see :

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7037/full/4341058b.html
News
Nature 434, 1058 (28 April 2005) 
Link to infection raises hope of preventing child leukaemia
Roxanne Khamsi, London

Radiation, chemicals and power lines are not significant.
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