Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants
A nationwide analysis of U.S. counties (2000–2018) found higher cancer mortality rates closer to operating nuclear power plants even after adjusting for socioeconomic, behavioral, and environmental factors, with the association strongest among older adults; authors from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published the study in Nature Communications and call for further investigation without asserting causation.
Why it mattersNature Communications publication of the 2000-2018 nationwide analysis could prompt expanded cancer screening near plants.