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Canadian Nuclear Accident Study Puts Risks Into Perspective

An anonymous reader writes: A Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) study has concluded that there would be no detectable increase in cancer risk for most of the population from radiation released in a hypothetical severe nuclear accident. The CNSC's study is the result of a collaborative effort of research and analysis undertaken to address concerns raised during public hearings on the environmental assessment for the refurbishment of Ontario Power Generation's (OPG's) Darlington nuclear power plant in 2012. The draft study was released for public consultation in June 2014. Feedback from the Commission itself and comments from over 500 submissions from the public, government and other organizations have been incorporated in the final version. The study involved identifying and modelling a large atmospheric release of radionuclides from a hypothetical severe nuclear accident at the four-unit Darlington plant

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  1. Re:the riskiest thing i do everyday by MouseR · · Score: 3, Funny

    Masturbation. By all means, the very worse thing for me as a developer would be going blind.

  2. Canadian nuclear accidents are polite by jfdavis668 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Canadian nuclear accidents are polite and civilized. There is no way one would be so obnoxious as to actually cause anyone cancer.

  3. Re:Four types of arguement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And yet I feel compelled to accept GP's argument over your simplistic factual argument.

  4. Re:the riskiest thing i do everyday by quenda · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ejaculating more than once per day also increases the risk of Prostrate Cancer .

    Does it affect the risk of Standing-Up cancer?