Projecting thyroid cancer risk to the general public from radiation exposure following hypothetical severe nuclear accidents in Canada.

Julie Jane BurttMelanie RickardAndrew McAllisterLauren BergmanLydia B Zablotska

Published in: Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection (2020)

The results of this modelling study provide insights into the effectiveness of protective actions in reducing radiation-related thyroid cancer risk when considering hypothetical severe nuclear accidents. Implementation of select protective actions protects the population living near the Darlington NPP. The projected increase of developing thyroid cancer for children living beyond 10 km could potentially be eliminated with additional mitigation measures specified in the PNERP.

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