Atomic Energy of Canada Mortality Study

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Theme
Organizations
Description of project
Years
Number of records or individuals for the cohort
Main investigator(s)
Project coordination
Project numbers
Publications

Theme

Occupation – Radiation – Atomic Energy of Canada Workers

Organization(s)

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Description of project

The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term health effects of low level radiation on human populations. The study investigated the relationship between causes of death and occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. The mortality linkages were completed at Statistics Canada and the analysis of the results carried out by the National Cancer Institute of Canada.

Years

Death years:
1950 – 1981^a
1950 – 1985^b

Number of records or individuals for the cohort

13,986 (both sexes)^a - 10,357 men; 3,629 women
14,193 (both sexes)^b - 10,526 men; 3,667 women

Main investigator(s)

Dr. D. Myers,^a Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Dr. J. Weeks,^b Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Project coordination

Martha Fair^a,b and Maureen Carpenter,^b Occupational and Environmental Health Research Section, Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada

Project number(s)

1900-017;^a 1986-019^b

Publications

Newcombe HB. A Plan for a Continuing Follow-up of Persons Exposed to Radiation in the Canadian Nuclear Power Industry. Chalk River, Ontario: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories; 1976. Report No.: AECL–5538.

Weeks JL. A Registry for the Study of the Health of Radiation Workers Employed by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Pinawa, Manitoba: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment; 1978. Report No.: AECL–6194.

Weeks JL. A Study of the Health of the Employees of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. I. Setting up the Study. Pinawa, Manitoba: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment; 1981. Report No.: AECL –6813.

Werner MM, Myers DK, Morrison DP. Follow-up of CRNL Employees Involved in the NRX Reactor Clean-up. Chalk River, Ontario: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories; 1982. Report No.: AECL – 7760.

Werner MM, Myers DK, Morrison DP. Follow-up of AECL Employees Involved in the Decontamination of NRU in 1958, Chalk River, Ontario: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories; 1982. Report No.: AECL – 7901.

Myers DK, Werner MM, Cowper G, Morrison DP, Holford RM. Smith ME. Follow-up of the past employees of Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories. In: Society for Radiological Protection. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK), Vol. I , 1982 June 6-11; Inverness, Scotland. Great Britain: Society for Radiological Protection; 1982. p. 332-340.

Werner MM, Myers DK, Morrison DP. Updated Follow-up of Long-term Chalk River Employees. Chalk River, Ontario: Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories; 1983. Report No.: AECL -8183.

Weeks JL, Johnston LH. A Study of the Health of the Employees of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. II. Implementing the Study. Pinawa, Manitoba: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment; 1984. Report No.: AECL – 7828.

Johnston LH, Werner MM. A Study of the Health of the Employees of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. III. Upgrading the Data Base. Pinawa, Manitoba: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment; 1987. Report No. AECL – 8408.

Howe GR, Weeks JL, Miller AB, Chiarelli AM, Etazadi-Amoli J. A Study of the Health of the Employees of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. IV. Analysis of Mortality During the Period 1950-1981. Pinawa, Manitoba: Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment; 1987. Report No.: AECL – 9442.

Howe GR, Chiarelli AM, Lindsay JP. Components and modifiers of the healthy worker effect: evidence from three occupational cohorts and implications for industrial compensation. American Journal of Epidemiology 1988; 128(6): 1364-1375.

Gribbin MA, Weeks JL, Howe GR. Cancer mortality (1956-1985) among male employees of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited with respect to occupational exposure to external low-linear-energy-transfer ionizing radiation. Radiation Research 1993; 133(3): 375-380.