NH #753: Childhood Leukemia Rates Soar for Kids Living Near Nuclear Reactors: UK Researcher Dr. Ian Fairlie Exposes Industry Lies

Dr. Ian Fairlie speaking at Dr. Helen Caldicott’s Symposium:
Fukushima Two Years Later: NYC – March 11-12, 2013

This Week’s Featured Interview:

Dr. Ian Fairlie, UK-based radiation expert, compiled statistics from 60 international studies done on leukemia rates for children living within 5 kilometers/3 miles of a nuclear reactor. His shocking results – all supported by the data – clearly demonstrate the lie of nuclear industry claims of nuclear reactor safety… especially when it comes to children. He also exposes how the industry intentionally kept that information from the public until it was forced to reveal the data.

Dr. Fairlie is an independent consultant on radioactivity in the environment living in London UK and has studied radiation and radioactivity since the Chernobyl accident in 1986. He has a degree in radiation biology from Bart’s Hospital in London and his doctoral studies at Imperial College in London and (briefly) Princeton University in the US concerned the radiological hazards of nuclear fuel reprocessing. Fairlie formerly worked as a civil servant on the regulation of radiation risks from nuclear power stations. From 2000 to 2004, he was head of the Secretariat of the UK Government’s CERRIE Committee on internal radiation risks. Since retiring from Government service, he has been a consultant on radiation matters to the European Parliament, local and regional governments, environmental NGOs, and private individuals. His areas of interest are the radiation doses and risks arising from the radioactive releases at nuclear facilities.

• The Scientists Who Alerted Us To The Dangers of Radiation by Dr. Ian Fairlie and Cindy Folkers
• LINK to Dr. Fairlie’s article, “Childhood Leukemia Near Nuclear Power Stations”
• LINK to U.S. statistics on Thyroid Cancer Rates near NYC-area nuclear reactors from Joseph Mangano of Radiation and Public Health Project. Other articles available on that site as well.

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