By Professor John Robertson OBA, former Faculty Research Ethics Chair, UWS Prompted by current controversy over the new Australian government’s plans for new nuclear power stations and warnings from doctors there of the huge health risks, I’ve had a look at the main research study being used by critics – Health Effects of Occupational and Environmental Exposures to Nuclear Power Plants: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression in Current Environmental Health Reports, 18 June 2024. Using 30km (18m) as as the defined distance for ‘local residency’, the researchers found: We identified 47 studies, 13 with worker and 34 with resident samples, covering 175 nuclear power … Continue reading Massive recent research study finds significantly higher risks for ALL cancers, especially among the under-5s, in those living less than 20 miles from nuclear power stations to show Scottish Labour’s support for them as a betrayal