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　　美國，04-27-00 -　一份發表於「環境流行病學與毒物學期刊(Journal of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology)春季版」的研究報告指出，在五座核子反應爐關閉之後，核能發電場附近的嬰兒死亡率實際降低。這份研究報告指出，居住在核電場50英哩內人們的健康可能已經受到核電場散發出的放射性物質影響。這份報告在昨天的新聞會議上，由眾議員米歇爾法比斯(Michael Forbes)(民主黨 - 紐約)、超級模特兒暨反核運動者克莉斯布林克利(Christie Brinkley)與呼籲核能管制委員會(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)加強保護大眾免受核子反應爐危害的輻射與公眾健康計畫(Radiation an Public Health Project)所提出。在其他核能消息方面，在日本已有第二名工人因該國在去年九月發生的最嚴重的核能意外而死亡。

資料來源：Planet Art, Reuters, Patrick Connole，04.27.00
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=6482
資料來源：Hartford Courant, Daneil P.Jones撰稿,04.27.00
http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?fromspage=CG/articles/state.htm&categoryid=&bfromind=557&eeid=2172409&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&ver=hb1.3
資料來源：舊金山記事報，聯合新聞，記者Joji Sakurai撰稿，04.26.00
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2000/04/27/international0014EDT0401.DTL

原文詳見： http://www.gristmagazine.com/grist/daily/

版權歸屬　Earth Day Network，環境信託協會　（謝洵怡　譯，梁明煌審校）

The rate of infant deaths near five nuclear power plants dropped substantially after the nuclear reactors were closed, according to a new study published in the spring edition of the Journal of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology. The study suggests that the health of people who live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant may be affected by radioactive releases from the plant. It was presented at a news conference yesterday by Rep. Michael Forbes (D-N.Y.), supermodel-cum-anti-nuke-activist Christie Brinkley, and the Radiation and Public Health Project, which is calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do more to protect citizens from nuclear reactors. In other nuke news, a second worker has died in Japan as a result of the nation's worst nuclear accident, which happened last September.

straight to the source: Planet Ark, Reuters, Patrick Connole, 04.27.00
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=6482

straight to the source: Hartford Courant, Daniel P. Jones, 04.27.00
http://www.ctnow.com/scripts/editorial.dll?fromspage=CG/articles/state.htm&categoryid=&bfromind=557&eeid=2172409&eetype=article&render=y&ck=&ver=hb1.3

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner, Associated Press, Joji Sakurai, 04.26.00
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2000/04/27/international0014EDT0401.DTL