Are India nuclear power plants safe: 3 deaths at Kalpakkam raises doubts

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1. Nope... it doesn't "raise doubts"

unless the person started with those doubts in the first place of course.

Nine people died of multiple myeloma. The author dishonestly leaves you with the impression that this cancer is "linked" primarily "to nuclear radiation".

How long would it take to actually report the truth? Multiple myeloma is almost always associated with a genetic abnormality. Three people who worked at the plant died... but also six of their family members. The likelihood that plant workers were "taking their work home with them" is far lower than the chance that these families suffered from one or more of the genetic abnormalities... yet somehow that didn't make the article?

If this was just a report of MM in plant workers it would warrant further investigation (as a UNC study a decade ago did indicate an increased risk for MM from significant doses)... but the fact that multiple relatives also have the same condition makes it highly unlikely.