Sellafield the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) in 2003 reported no evidence of raised childhood cancer in general around nuclear power plants, but did report an excess of leukaemia (cancer of the blood or bone) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) (blood cancer) near two other nuclear installations including Sellafield, the Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield and UKAEA Dounreay. COMARE's conclusion was that "the excesses around Sellafield and Dounreay are unlikely to be due to chance, although there is not at present a convincing explanation for them". In earlier reports COMARE had suggested that "...no single factor could account
Embalse Nuclear Power Station taken offline, having completed its first operating cycle of about 30 years. On 1 September 2016, the plant received the last two of four steam generators, fundamental elements for the life extension of the plant. The plant is being reconditioned to deliver power for another 30 years: the replacement of the four steam generators is one of the key steps. Embalse Nuclear Power Station The Embalse Nuclear Power Station () is one of three operational nuclear power plants in Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of a reservoir on the Río Tercero, near the city of Embalse, Córdoba,