Ernest Baynard (202) 225-3826; or STAR Foundation: Scott Cullen (631) 324-0655
or cell (516) 819-4886; or RPHP - Jerry Brown, Ph.D. (305) 321-5612.
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MEDIA ADVISORY<br>
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</font></u><font size=5>Christie Brinkley - Consumer Group Unveil Study
Raising <br>
Questions About Whether Radiation From Nuclear Plants Endangers Nearby
Residents<br>
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</font><font size=5><i>Study Shows Infant Death Rates Dropped After
Reactors Closed<br>
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<dd>WHAT:</b></u>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Press conference featuring supermodel Christie Brinkley, Rep. Michael Forbes (D-N.Y.) and Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook. They will call on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to immediately begin taking health effects into consideration when renewing nuclear power plant licenses.
<dd>A new study, to be discussed at the press conference by its author, Joseph Mangano of the Radiation and Public Health Project, shows that infant mortality rates around five nuclear power reactors dropped after the reactors closed. By 2003, more than two dozen nuclear reactors at more than a dozen nuclear power<b> </b>plants throughout the U.S. will have sought renewal of their operating licenses. Many of these plants have questionable safety records, with documents showing numerous safety violations. Although many believe that emissions and leaks from nuclear power plants are harming those who live near these facilities, the federal government does not consider potential health effects when renewing licenses.
<dd>The press conference is being held by the<b> STAR (Standing for Truth About Radiation) Foundation</b>, a group formed 1997 by Long Islanders; <b>Public Citizen</b>, a consumer advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader; and the <b>Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP)</b>, a research and education group.<br>
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</dl>WHEN:</b></u><x-tab> </x-tab>9:30 a.m., April 26, 2000 (14th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster)<br>
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<b><u>WHERE:</b></u><x-tab> </x-tab>First Amendment Room, 13th floor, National Press Club,
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<dd>529 14th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.<br>
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</dl>WHO:</b></u><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Christie Brinkley -- STAR Foundation board member, concerned mother.<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Rep. Michael P. Forbes (D-N.Y.).<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Joan Claybrook -- President, Public Citizen.
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<dd>Joseph J. Mangano -- Research Associate, Radiation and Public Health Project.
<dd>Janette Sherman, M.D. -- specialist in internal medicine and toxicology.
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</dl><x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>Randy Snell -- Father of daughter with rare soft tissue cancer.<br>
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<dd>CONTACT:</b></u><x-tab> </x-tab>Jeffrey Vinson (202) 588-7742; Angela Bradbery (202) 588-7741; Ernest Baynard (202) 225-3826; or STAR Foundation: Scott Cullen (631) 324-0655 or cell (516) 819-4886; or RPHP - Jerry Brown, Ph.D. (305) 321-5612.<br>
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