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The health consequences of occupational exposure have been assessed for decades by means of epidemiological studies, which record observed mortality, causes of death and radiological exposure data. Two large cohorts are regularly monitored: uranium miners and workers involved in the fuel cycle or nuclear power generation. Other cohorts of occupationally-exposed workers, such as medical personnel or aircrew, are also monitored, but data on them is less extensive, so they will not be covered in this document.
3.1 Uranium miners
The cohort of uranium miners corresponds to the workers responsible for extracting the ore in French or foreign mines. The exposure of these miners has multiple origins. It includes uranium dust, of course, but also radon and its descendants,...
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