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by vkou 3244 days ago
Yes, why don't we overlay that map of cancer clusters [0] with a map of nuclear reactors. [1]

This is what we get: http://imgur.com/a/VzgMF

Now, I'm no statistician, but to me, it looks like there is... No correlation between the two. Maybe the mundane, unsexy explanation in the article, citing lifestyle choices, smoking, alcoholism, access to healthcare, and poverty as the main factors influencing cancer death.

Cancer valley running through Kentucky has more to do with bourbon, then its non-existent nuclear reactors (It has an enrichment facility in its western part, but that's not where the cancer deaths are).

In short, this is FUD.

[0] http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170124123712-01-can...

[1] https://www.nrc.gov/images/reading-rm/doc-collections/maps/p...