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FACT:

Port Hope is a safe place to live.

The background radiation level in Port Hope is lower than the average for Ontario communities and comparable to Toronto.  Everyone is exposed to radiation from the earth, the atmosphere and man-made sources like x-rays and cell phones.

FACT:

Peer-reviewed studies have confirmed that        Port Hope is a healthy community.

More than 40 Port Hope health studies, peer-reviewed by scientific and medical experts, have been synthesized in a report published in 2009 by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The CNSC report concludes: Port Hope residents are as healthy as the rest of the Canadian population.

For Health Canada's Summary of Port Hope Health Studies, please click here.

FACT:

Port Hope has been closely monitored for decades.

Since the 1970s, nearly every property in Ward 1 Port Hope has been systematically monitored for radon and radioactive contamination and subject to some of the most stringent radiation safety standards in Canada.

FACT:

The project is licensed and regulated.

Each phase of the project has been, and will continue to be, subject to regulatory review and oversight by the CNSC as well as by Environment Canada, Health Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada and several provincial ministries.

FACT:

Information is always available.

The PHAI operates a Project Information Exchange, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., five days a week, to answer questions and provide facts. Over 2,000 people a month also visit this website to learn more about the project.