Nuclear workers are monitored with dosimeters, exposure limits, and radiation protection procedures. Average exposures reported by international radiological sources are generally low in countries with mature regulation. To claim that they have shorter life expectancies, robust epidemiological studies comparable by job type, period, country, smoking, social class, and other factors would be required. The generic claim is not substantiable.
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Do nuclear plant workers have shorter life expectancies?
There is insufficient data to assert this as a general rule.
