Epidemiological studies among nuclear workers in China

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In China, the first commercial nuclear power plant began opretion in 1991. As of July 2005, there are several thousands radiation workers working at nine nuclear power plants in three nuclear facilitiers. By 2020, about twenty more nuclear power plants are to be constructed. All the nuclear workers are monitored for radiation exposure at nuclear facilities and thier individual doses are recoreded. Mean annual dose received by nuclear workers is reported to be 1.76 mSv/a. Health surveillance of those workers are also under way. National Institute of Radiological Protection, Chinese CDC is now planning a nationwide cohort study of nuclear workers.