Has the federal government fulfilled its commitment to conduct health studies in Port Hope?
A32. Yes. The Government of Canada has conducted extensive work in Port Hope that has fulfilled and exceeded commitments to conduct comprehensive health studies in the community. The CNSC’s synthesis report outlines this work and provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of Port Hope. Federal and provincial authorities, along with other groups, have invested tremendous effort in: • measuring Port Hope’s levels of environmental contamination • estimating exposures and assessing risk to human health • conducting epidemiological studies to assess the health of Port Hope residents and nuclear workers, and to assess the relationship between residential and occupational radiation exposure and the health effects More than 40 different studies were conducted, consistently indicating low levels of exposure to all types of contaminants in Port Hope and that the town’s nuclear industry has not caused health effects. These findings are consistent with international scientific literature ab
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