‘Robust and consistent signal: Cancer mortality rates higher near nuclear power plants’ but Scottish Labour is unmoved

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Data derived from Alwadi A, et al. Nat Commun. 2026;doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69285-4.

From the US health research journal Healio, yesterday:

U.S. counties located closer to nuclear power plants have higher cancer mortality rates than those located farther away, results of a national analysis showed.

The study — which accounted for environmental, socioeconomic and other factors — yielded results that remained consistent through multiple sensitivity analyses.

In light of increased attention on nuclear power as a low-carbon energy alternative, more research into its potential effects on public health is warranted, according to Yazan Alwadi, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the department of environmental health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Source: https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20260313/robust-and-consistent-signal-cancer-mortality-rates-higher-near-nuclear-power-plants

This has, of course, been a regular focus at Talking-up Scotland as Scottish Labour campaign on the return of nuclear power to Scotland regardless of the risks.

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