Leukaemia in Children under 5 Years in the Close Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants 1 Bia∏aczka u dzieci w wieku poni˝ej 5 lat w bliskim sàsiedztwie elektrowni atomowej

The KiKK (Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von Kernkraftwerken) study shows that the relative risk (RR) for leukaemias in children under 5 years of age in the 5 km region around the German nuclear power plants (NPP) is significantly correlated to the distance between the living place and the NPP. The reason is unclear. There exists ad iscrepancy between the radiation exposure, as measured around the NPPs, and the observed risk increase. Further investigations into pathogenesis for the development of leukaemias are necessary.