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Brief report of research grant findings : Mortality among female nuclear weapons workers : Fernald edition
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June 2000
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Description:Study Population: A total of 67,976 women who worked at any of the fol- lowing 12 Department of Energy sites before January 1, 1980: Oak Ridge (X-10, Y-12, K-25), Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Zia Company, Rocky Flats, Hanford, Mound, Savannah River, Fernald, Pantex, and Linde (closed in 1949).
How This Study Was Done: This study examined the occurrence of deaths among female nuclear weapons workers who worked at any of the 12 sites included in the study. The number of deaths that occurred among these workers was compared with the number of deaths expected to occur based on the mortality experience of the United States female population. The study also attempted to determine if there is a relationship between exposure to ionizing radiation and deaths due to certain diseases. The study report and findings were externally peer reviewed.
Study Findings: For most causes of death, including cancers related to ion- izing radiation, fewer female workers died than would be expected based on the U.S. female population. For the entire study population, researchers ex- pected 18,106 deaths from the start of operations through 1993, but found only 13,671 deaths. At all of the sites, the number of deaths were either similar to or lower than expected. These findings are not unusual for worker populations (due to the healthy worker effect).
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