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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001- -:s:~cr <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE BABY <br />TEETH STUDY KNOWN AS THE "TOOTH FAIRY PROJECT"; <br />RELATING TO RADIATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH; <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Radiation and Public Health Project's (RPHP) Baby Teeth Study is the <br />first to measure radioactivity in the bodies of human beings living near nuclear reactors, and it <br />will help determine whether this radioactivity raises the risk of cancer in children and adults; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Baby Teeth Study measures levels of radioactive Strontium-90 (Sr-90), <br />a cancer causing chemical released by nuclear reactors; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Sr-90 is similar to calcium, and the human body deposits it in the bones and <br />teeth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during pregnancy, Sr-90 is transferred from a mother to her fetus and is <br />present in the baby's teeth and bones at birth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the "Tooth Fairy Project" may provide critical data on levels of in-body <br />radioactivity, which will allow researchers to better understand a link between environmental <br />radiation and cancer, especially in young persons; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the "Tooth Fairy Project" is especially important in Southeastern Florida, <br />which seems to have the highest levels of Sr-90 in baby teeth of any U.S. area analyzed to date, <br />and where above average childhood cancer rates exist; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has been reported that in 1983-84, when the Turkey Point nuclear <br />reactors were mostly closed for repairs, infant deaths in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties fell <br />19.1%, compared to a national decline of only 6.4%; and that in the following two years when <br />Turkey Point returned to full power, the local infant death rate rose 1.2%. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it has been reported that in 1983-84, the first two years that the St. Lucie 2 <br />nuclear reactor operated, infant deaths in St. Lucie County rose 35.3%; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, information on the radiation-cancer link should be considered when the <br />U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission engages in environmental review of utility applications for <br />renewal and extension of the licenses of aging nuclear power plants in Florida and across the <br />United States. <br /> <br />R2001- Tooth Fairy Project <br /> <br />page 1 of 2 <br />