ML071650053
| ML071650053 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 05/31/2007 |
| From: | Mangano J Radiation & Public Health Project |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| 50-219-LR, RAS 13763 | |
| Download: ML071650053 (6) | |
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R45 /3 743 DOCKETED USNRC June 13, 2007 (11:1Oamn)
OFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF Docket No. 50-219-LR RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION AND CANCER NEAR THE OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR REACTOR Apresentation to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Joseph J. Mangano, MPH MBA Executive Director Radiation and Public H-ealth Project May 3)1, 2007 atep ~C-/-
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AIRBORNE EMISSIONS FROM U.S. NUCLEAR PLANTS IODINE-131 AND PARTICULATES *, 1970-1993 (in curies)
- 1. Dresden IL 31reactors 97.22
- 2. Oyster Creek NJ I reactor 77.05
- 3. Millstone CT 3reactors 32.80
- 4. Quad Cities IL 2 reactors 26.95
- 5. Indian Point NY 3)reactors 17.50
- Radioactive chemicals with half life of 8 days or longer Source: Tichler J et al. Radioactive Materials Released from Nuclear Power Plants. Upton NY:
Brookhaven National Laboratories, for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, annual reports.
U.S. NUCLEAR REACTORS WITH HIGHEST GASEOUS AIRBORNE RELEASES FOR VARIOUS RADIOACTIVE CHEMICALS, 200 1-2004 (total U.S. reactors in operation =103)
Total Fission Products Oyster Creek rank 1I0 Total Iodine Isotopes Oyster Creek rank = 5 Strontiurn-90 Oyster Creek rank = 2 Strontium-89 Oyster Creek rank = I Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, wwwxreirs.com/EDB/"effluerit.
Figure 1 Average Sr-90 in NJ Baby Teeth, by Birth Year Source:- Radiation and Public Health Project
'75-77 '78-80 '81-83 '84-86 '87-89 '90-92 '93-95 '96-98 IDE Avg. picocuries Sr-90 per gram calcium at birthI
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Ca'ncer Incidence Rates by County in New Jersy I_____ All Sites, 2000-2004 ________
ICounty ilRi-sk Poplto Cae Crude Rateli Age-Adjusted Rate]
[Q-ame Ma 5083401 440 866.1ij[ 612.11 (Ocean ]1 672491 222 845.91 602.:4:
kIh2quicester ]1013401 757 574.]81 588.9 ImnOLt ]1ll 313665] 198 608.5] 583.81 lIwarren 11 318 601.]51 58 1.-31 lBudlington -31 1311 600.]01 580.21 (Atflantic ]I1299=902 800615.41 580.
ILISuSeX ]I 4111 30j 524.]91 578.9 I'Saiem 11 32333261 103 647]l~ 578.4 Kcmisim ]1I 2591281 140 574.81 571.3 (Bergen 447143 298 663,.]9[ 567.6 IMercer ]l 17251 1016571.0l 566.0 (Essex. ]1 339759611 2106 529.]91 5479 IMIjdIesex 3868 2047 1 52.4] 538.6 j(ion -11] 02641 49 564.11 5-35.6 j11-tantirdi. 11 338051 535.10 532.3) 83551 1oe53t1l 792 515.2- 531I.5 (cumh7a0d 395 5~
53.3 524.1 (Passaic J 3 22412388 499.41 514.51 11usn] 0491330 437.0] 471.
ISTATE ] 4283985125186ý 584.0] 556.:977 Note: All rates are per 100,000. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Million Population.
http://www.cancer-rates.i nfo/nj/al ldetails.php 5/30/2007
Figure 3 1999-2004 Mortality, Ocean County vs. U.S.
for Five Most Common Causes of Death, Whites Source: National Center for Health Statisticsht~iwndr d~o Rates Adjusted to 2000 U.S. standard population Five causes account for 83% of all U.S. deaths 15 I
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-30 Circulatory Cancer Respiratory Acc/Sui/Hom Nervous Sys.
IEl % Ocean DOceanCounty is Above/Below U.S.
Figure 1, Sr-90 in Baby Teeth and Cancer Incidence 0-9 Monmouth/Ocean County, New Jersey Picocuries Sr-901g Calcium vs. Cancer Cases/20,OOO Population Five year lag (Sr begins '80-2, Ca begins '85-7) 5 4.5 4
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'80-2 '81-3 '82-4 '83-5 '84-6 '85-7 '86-8 '87-9 '88- '89- '90-2 '91-3 '92-4 '93-5 90 91 I-~--o-Sr9O --a-Ca 0-91