Comment of the Commission for environmental questions of DAKJ in the KiKK study (childhood cancers in the vicinity of nuclear power plants) from registered data on childhood cancers

The comment by the German Academy for children and youth medicine (DAKJ) on the study concerning childhood cancers in the vicinity of German nuclear power plants covers the results of the study and interpretations from other experts including the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) and the German Commission on Radiological Protection (SSK). Further topics of the comment include statistical evaluations, the quality of radiation emission monitoring in the vicinity of nuclear power plants, radiation biology and the discussion on the causes for the increased risk for children leukemia in the range of 5 km around German nuclear power plants.