Ian Fairlie, Ph.D., is a U.K. based Canadian consultant on radiation in the environment and former member of the three person secretariat to Britain’s Committee Examining the Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters ( CERRIE). He is a radiation biologist who has focused on the radiological hazards of nuclear fuel and he has studied radioactive releases at nuclear facilities since before the Chernobyl accident in 1986. Ian Fairlie has published many papers relating to nuclear issues, dating back to at least 1992, in journals such as ''

Annual Review of Public Health The ''Annual Review of Public Health'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes review articles about public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, occupational safety and health, environmental health, and health policy. In its 4 ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Radiation Protection Dosimetry''.Dr Ian Fairlie publications.
/ref> Fairlie and David Sumner were commissioned by the

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to write the 2006

TORCH report The TORCH report (The Other Report on Chernobyl) was a health impacts report requested by the European Greens in 2006, for the twentieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, in reply to the 2006 report of the Chernobyl Forum which was criticized ...

, a health impacts report, for the twentieth anniversary of the

Chernobyl disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuc ...

. In 2016, an updated TORCH report was written. Both Fairlie and Sumner are members of the

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) is a non-partisan federation of national medical groups in 63 countries, representing doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned people who share the goal of ...

.International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.
/ref>Nobel Peace Laureates 1985.
Nobel Media AB 2014.

Academic and consulting work

Fairlie studied chemistry at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

in Canada and

radiobiology Radiobiology (also known as radiation biology, and uncommonly as actinobiology) is a field of clinical and basic medical sciences that involves the study of the action of ionizing radiation on living things, especially health effects of radiation. ...

at Barts Medical College in London. His doctorate examined the impacts of

radioactive contamination Radioactive contamination, also called radiological pollution, is the deposition of, or presence of radioactive substances on surfaces or within solids, liquids, or gases (including the human body), where their presence is unintended or undesirab ...

around

Sellafield Sellafield is a large multi-function nuclear site close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, primary activities are nuclear waste processing and storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nucle ...

and

La Hague La Hague () is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Beaumont-Hague (the seat), Acqueville, Auderville, Biville, Branville-Hague, D ...

nuclear facilities. He completed doctoral studies at the

Imperial College Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

in London and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

(USA), about the health impact of nuclear waste disposal on human health.Nuclear Energy Conference 2016 speakers
/ref> Fairlie is a radiation biologist and independent consultant who has focused on the radiological hazards of nuclear fuel. He has acted as a consultant to the British government and was the scientific secretary of the British Government's Commission for investigation of radiation risks of internal emitters ( CERRIE). He has researched radioactive releases at nuclear facilities since before the Chernobyl accident in 1986. Fairlie lives in London.''

If You Love This Planet ''If You Love This Planet'' is a 1982 short documentary film recording a lecture given to SUNY Plattsburgh students by physician and anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott about the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The movie was directed by Te ...

'': Dr. Ian Fairlie is interviewed by

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Selected publications

Ian Fairlie has published some papers relating to nuclear issues, dating back to at least 1992. He conducted a detailed epidemiological research study of

childhood leukemia Childhood leukemia is leukemia that occurs in a child and is a type of childhood cancer. Childhood leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, accounting for 29% of cancers in children aged 0–14 in 2018. There are multiple forms of leukemia t ...

cases near nuclear facilities and the hazards of working with

tritium Tritium ( or , ) or hydrogen-3 (symbol T or H) is a rare and radioactive isotope of hydrogen with half-life about 12 years. The nucleus of tritium (t, sometimes called a ''triton'') contains one proton and two neutrons, whereas the nucleus o ...

. As a response to the 2006

Chernobyl Forum The Chernobyl Forum is the name of a group of UN agencies, founded on 3–5 February 2003 at the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Headquarters in Vienna, to scientifically assess the health effects and environmental consequences of the ...

report he and co-author David Sumner were commissioned by the

to write the TORCH report: The Other Report on Chernobyl, a health impacts report, for the twentieth anniversary of the

. In 2016, an updated TORCH report was written. Both Fairlie and Sumner are members of the

, an organization awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemi ...

in 1985. Fairlie's publications include: *Energy and Human Health, ''

'' March 2013, Vol. 34: 159-188 (with Kirk R. Smith, Howard Frumkin et al.) *Hypothesis to Explain Childhood Cancer near Nuclear Power Plants, ''International Journal of Occupational Health'' 2010;16:341–350. *French study confirms increased leukemia risks in young children near nuclear power plants, ''

'', 11 April 2012, (with Alfred Koerblein). *When the party's over ... the financial spectre at the end of nuclear power, ''

The Ecologist ''The Ecologist'' is a British environmental journal, then magazine, that was published from 1970 to 2009. Founded by Edward Goldsmith, it addressed a wide range of environmental subjects and promoted an ecological systems thinking approach thr ...

'', 1 October 2015. *Comment on "Updated investigations of cancer excesses in individuals born or resident in the vicinity of Sellafield and Dounreay: premature all-clear for nuclear power", ''

British Journal of Cancer The ''British Journal of Cancer'' is a twice-monthly professional medical journal owned by Cancer Research UK (a registered charity in the United Kingdom), published on their behalf by Springer Nature's Nature Research. The ''British Journal of ...

'' (2015) 112, 1836–1837 (with A Körblein). *Uncertainties in Doses and Risks from Internal Radiation, ''

Medicine, Conflict and Survival ''Medicine, Conflict and Survival'' is a scholarly publication covering the health aspects of violence and human rights. It is an official journal of MEDACT and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War International Physicia ...

'', Volume 21, Issue 2, 2005. *The risks of nuclear energy are not exaggerated. Most scientists in this field agree that there is danger even in small doses of radiation, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', 20 January 2010. *Hypothesis to Explain Childhood Cancer near Nuclear Power Plants. ''Int J Occup Environ Health'' 16:341–350 (2010) *Childhood Cancer Near German Nuclear Power Stations. ''Journal of Environmental Science and Health'', Part C. 28:1–21 (2010) *Chernobyl: Consequences Of The Catastrophe For People And The Environment. '' Radiation Protection Dosimetry''. Book Review. 141(1): 97-101. (2010) *Commentary on J. F. Bithell, et al. Childhood Leukaemia near British Nuclear Installations: Methodological Issues and Recent Results. ''Radiat Prot Dosimetry''. 2010 Jan 138(1):87-8; author reply 89-91. Epub 2009 Oct 19. (with Alfred Körblein) He has published 17 papers (as of June 2020) which are listed in the Web of Knowledge database, his

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is six.

References

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Academic and consulting work

Selected publications

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