Technical review of thyroid cancer effects by radiation of NPPs in Korea

Abstract

After the Fukushima accident and Busan district’s court ruling partially in favor of some of the plaintiffs, the residents near Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) have suffered from ungrounded fears. To obliterate their fear and anxiety, the correlation between the occurrence of thyroid cancer and radiation from NPPs has been analyzed by experts in this paper. At a dose range of 100 mSv or below, this study suggests that there is no scientific evidence that carcinogenesis increases based on the radiation dose. In conclusion, no causal relation has been shown between NPPs and the occurrence of thyroid cancer of residents living near NPPs. Government supported research should be increased to relieve ungrounded anxiety in the future.