"I felt the animal data were worrisome and didn't see sufficient human data to feel reassured, " panel member Peter Savage said at the hearing.

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However, Janine Allis-Smith, a campaigner with Cumbria Opposed to a Radioactive Environment (Core), said that more work would have to be done before the general public, as opposed to workers in the industry, would feel reassured.

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