Table 1 Distribution of observed (O) and expected (E) numbers of childhood leukaemia cases by category of estimated dose due to gaseous discharge in the vicinity of each of 23 nuclear sites in France (1990–2001)
Estimated dose due to gaseous release ( μ Sv y−1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | <0.045 | 0.045–0.072 | 0.072–0.316 | 0.316–1.0 | ⩾1.0 | Total | |||||||
Nuclear sites (yearsa) | COM b | O | E | O | E | O | E | O | E | O | E | O | E |
Nuclear power plants: | |||||||||||||
Belleville (1987) | 58 | 1 | 0.79 | 2 | 0.63 | 3 | 2.82 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 | 0.11 | 6 | 4.68 |
Bugey (1979) | 132 | 9 | 8.46 | 6 | 5.11 | 15 | 10.70 | 1 | 1.11 | 0 | 0.39 | 31 | 25.77 |
Cattenom (1986) | 122 | 4 | 1.48 | 1 | 1.92 | 13 | 14.83 | 6 | 8.69 | 0 | 0.58 | 24 | 27.50 |
Chinon (1987) | 88 | 9 | 4.85 | 1 | 1.11 | 7 | 3.30 | 3 | 1.31 | 0 | 0.32 | 20 | 10.90 |
Chooz (1997) | 22 | 1 | 0.52 | 0 | 0.30 | 1 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 1.44 |
Civaux (1999) | 58 | 3 | 0.99 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.02 | 3 | 1.75 |
Cruas (1983) | 93 | 7 | 4.83 | 1 | 0.43 | 4 | 2.69 | 2 | 1.98 | 2 | 3.34 | 16 | 13.26 |
Dampierre (1980) | 51 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 1.50 | 4 | 3.12 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.15 | 6 | 6.02 |
Fessenheim (1977) | 69 | 17 | 31.86 | 0 | 0.53 | 0 | 1.35 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33.94 |
Flamanville (1985) | 27 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 | 0.36 | 2 | 0.54 | 0 | 0.32 | 2 | 2.22 |
Golfech (1990) | 110 | 1 | 2.32 | 1 | 3.57 | 2 | 3.40 | 1 | 0.52 | 0 | 0.54 | 5 | 10.35 |
Gravelines (1980) | 63 | 7 | 12.05 | 2 | 1.35 | 19 | 18.75 | 1 | 4.66 | 1 | 1.49 | 30 | 38.30 |
Le Blayais (1981) | 89 | 1 | 0.72 | 0 | 1.69 | 5 | 3.34 | 1 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.84 |
Nogent (1987) | 121 | 2 | 2.84 | 0 | 2.23 | 1 | 1.78 | 2 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.75 |
Paluel (1984) | 127 | 0 | 1.34 | 1 | 0.98 | 4 | 4.66 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.54 | 5 | 8.01 |
Penly (1990) | 133 | 7 | 4.20 | 3 | 1.81 | 5 | 5.36 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 0.33 | 15 | 12.06 |
St Alban (1985) | 143 | 16 | 16.18 | 1 | 1.62 | 8 | 7.84 | 3 | 2.28 | 0 | 0.32 | 28 | 28.24 |
St Laurent (1981) | 77 | 12 | 7.87 | 3 | 2.47 | 4 | 3.08 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.11 | 20 | 13.99 |
Total NPPs | 1583 | 99 | 102.49 | 22 | 28.03 | 95 | 88.39 | 23 | 25.54 | 3 | 8.58 | 242 | 253.03 |
SIR (95%CI) | 0.97 (0.79–1.18) | 0.78 (0.49–1.19) | 1.07 (0.87–1.31) | 0.90 (0.57–1.35) | 0.35 (0.07–1.02) | 0.96 (0.84–1.08) | |||||||
Pierrelatte/Tricastin (1980) | 78 | 2 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.66 | 3 | 6.26 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14.47 |
Total NPPs+Pierrelatte/Tricastin | 1661 | 101 | 106.59 | 22 | 29.69 | 98 | 94.65 | 24 | 27.99 | 3 | 8.58 | 248 | 267.49 |
SIR (95% CI) | 0.95 (0.77–1.15) | 0.74 (0.46–1.12) | 1.04 (0.84–1.26) | 0.86 (0.55–1.28) | 0.35 (0.07–1.02) | 0.93 (0.82–1.05) | |||||||
Other sites: | |||||||||||||
Cadarache (1963) | 47 | 7 | 6.18 | 1 | 0.90 | 3 | 1.52 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8.74 |
La Hague (1967) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.15 | 3 | 1.81 | 13 | 9.97 |
Romans-sur-Isère (1962) | 114 | 20 | 24.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24.68 |
Saclay (1950) | 242 | 114 | 124.88 | 238 | 238.45 | 102 | 114.96 | 3 | 5.32 | 1 | 0.52 | 458 | 484.13 |
Subtotal (NPPs and other except Saclay) | 1865 | 128 | 137.45 | 23 | 30.59 | 101 | 96.16 | 34 | 36.28 | 6 | 10.39 | 292 | 310.88 |
SIR (95% CI) | 0.93 (0.78–1.11) | 0.75 (0.48–1.13) | 1.05 (0.86–1.28) | 0.94 (0.65–1.31) | 0.58 (0.21–1.26) | 0.94 (0.83–1.05) | |||||||
Total (NPPs and other) | 2107 | 242 | 262.34 | 261 | 269.04 | 203 | 211.12 | 37 | 41.60 | 7 | 10.91 | 750 | 795.01 |
SIR (95% CI) | 0.92 (0.81–1.05) | 0.97 (0.86–1.10) | 0.96 (0.83–1.10) | 0.89 (0.63–1.23) | 0.64 (0.26–1.32) | 0.94 (0.88–1.01) | |||||||
