France: Thrust and parry over nuclear risks
Claims about the health risks posed by nuclear-power installations are always controversial, but nowhere more so than in France, where some 75% of the nation`s electricity is generated from nuclear energy. So, it was no surprise that publication of a study by two French epidemiologists earlier this month claiming to show a link between cases of childhood leukemia and the nuclear-waste reprocessing plant at La Hague on the Normandy coast sparked fireworks in the French press. Several French epidemiologists sharply criticized the study`s methodology and conclusions. Their attacks have now drawn an unusual response from the British Medical Journal (BMJ), in which the paper appeared.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 441641
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 275, Issue 5300; Other Information: PBD: 31 Jan 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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