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Join us for IPPNWC's June Speaker Series!  We are so pleased to be joined by MV Ramana and Gordon Edwards for our June Speaker Series, where they will present on "Assessing Canada's Investment in Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. This discussion will expand wonderfully on the Dr. Ramana and Edwards' presentations at IPPNWC's prescription for health event the weekend prior, which you can register for here.  M.V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global  and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of "Nuclear is not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change" (Verso books, 2024), "The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear Energy in India" (Penguin Books, 2012), and co‑editor of "Prisoners of the Nuclear Dream" (Orient Longman, 2003). He is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG), and the team that produces the annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report. He is the recipient of a  Guggenheim  Fellowship and a Leo Szilard Award from the American Physical Society. Gordon Edwards is a mathematician, physicist, nuclear consultant, and president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (www.ccnr.org). He is based in Montreal. As an educator, he aims to make complex nuclear issues understandable to those who are not trained in the physical sciences while adhering to rigorous scientific principles. As an intervenor for over fifty years in inquiries, proceedings and court cases in every province and territory of Canada, as well as in other countries, he has gained a reputation as one of Canada's foremost independent experts on a wide range of nuclear issues. He served as science advisor to Physicians for Global Survival for many years This event is a collaboration with our friends at Doctors for Planetary Health West Coast- thank you to Linda and co for your generous support in organising! We are also grateful to John Guilfoyle who will be moderating, and Tim Takaro will be joining to share a land acknowledgement- this month is a true team effort! We hope you will join us June 10th at 5PM PT/ 8 PM ET! You can register for the meeting here. We look forward to seeing you! Take care,  Róisín Cahill

Did you know that if you have a concern regarding the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI), you can complete a complaint form? Find it here.

Click here to read a report by Stanford University Researchers on small modular reactors and radioactive waste.

You can read the full technical report on the Government of Canada website. Here: https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2021/eccc/Fs99-21-1978-eng.pdf

Provide feedback here: https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/89802/consultations

https://www.iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p89802/164217E.pdf

Available for purchase here: https://ethicspress.com/products/the-dangers-of-ionising-radiation

More than a decade ago, prospective epidemiologic studies showed that mortality was increased among people living in communities with elevated concentrations of fine particulate air pollution. 1, 2. Subsequent research has shown that particulate air pollution is statistically and mechanistically linked to increased cardiovascular disease. Douglas W. Dockery, Sc.D., and Peter H. Stone, M.D. February 2007

There is much uncertainty about the risks of leukemia and lymphoma after repeated or protracted low-dose radiation exposure typical of occupational, environmental, and diagnostic medical settings. We quantified associations between protracted low-dose radiation exposures and leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma mortality among radiation-monitored adults employed in France, the UK, and the USA. Klervi Leuraud, David B Richardson, Elisabeth Cardis, Robert D Daniels, Michael Gillies, Jacqueline A O’Hagan, Ghassan B Hamra, Richard Haylock, Dominique Laurier, Monika Moissonnier, Mary K Schubauer-Berigan, Isabelle Thierry-Chef, Ausrele Kesminiene July 2015

Blind Faith, published in 1981, remains the best account of the troubling history of the nuclear industry in Port Hope. Everyone living in Port Hope, and anyone thinking of moving here, should read this book to see how people in Port Hope and Hope Township were treated in the past by all levels of government and Eldorado/Cameco, because, in spite of the ongoing rancour and increasing controversy, nothing has changed. Penny Sanger Published: 1981 https://www.porthopehistory.com/nuclearindustry/blindfaith.html

In 1932, Eldorado Gold Mines Limited commenced operation of a plant in Port Hope, Ontario, to process the ores mined at Port Radium, Northwest Territories, for the recovery of radium. In 1944, the company was taken over by the Canadian Government and renamed Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited. A further name change occurred in 1958 with the renaming of the Company as Eldorado Nuclear Limited (ENL) (MacLaren Engineering, 1976). Principal Investigators: R. Steele, M.D. R.E.M. Lees, M.D. Co-Investigator / Project Director: J. Hatcher Roberts, M.Sc. Other key contributors: Norman Helfand, B.Sc. (Data Analyst) A. Willan, Ph.D. (Consultant Statistician) Senes Consultants Limited (Engineering consultants: D. Chambers, Ph.D. and G. Case, P.Eng.) Published: June 1984

Uranium, a naturally occurring element, is predominantly recognized for its role as fuel in both civilian and military energy sectors. Concerns have been raised regarding the adverse environmental impacts and health risks associated with uranium mining due to the exposure it causes. Such exposure leads to systemic toxicity, affecting pulmonary, hepatic, renal, reproductive, neurological, and bone health.  Yahya Faqir, Ziang Li, Talaal Gul, Zahoor, Ziwei Jang, Libing Yu, Chengjia Tan, Xi Chen, Jiahua Ma, Jiafu Feng  Published: 2025

This Health Canada (HC) report responds to public health concerns over environmental exposure to radioactive and other materials in Port Hope that were by-products of radium and uranium processing activities in the town since the 1930s. The study was commissioned by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). An ecological study of cancer incidence in Port Hope has already been conducted. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Published: June 2002

Public concern had been raised over increased environmental exposure to radioactive and other materials in Port Hope that were byproducts of radium and uranium processing activities since the 1930s. In response to this concern, an ecological study of cancer incidence in Port Hope was conducted. The results showed that compared to cancer incidence in the general population of Ontario, there was no overall evidence for an increased elevation of cancer in Port Hope. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Published: August 2000

Port Hope is a small community with a current population of about 12,000. It follows that the study of rare diseases is limited by the small numbers of cases that would be expected to occur in a limited time period. This is a constant and crucial consideration. Many of the diseases that might be of concern in Port Hope are normally rare ones like brain cancer and leukemia. Any study of rare but important outcomes in Port Hope would want to maximize the number of cases available for study. Eric Mintz, Ph.D. Published: February 2004

By: Port Hope Community Health Concern Committee March 2021 https://natural-resources.canada.ca/sites/nrcan/files/engagements/radwaste/PHCHCCPresentation%2017March%202021%20%20final.pptx.pdf