Gemma D'Arcy
Gemma Donna Louise D'Arcy was born in
chronic myeloid leukaemia, extremely rare in children and hypothesised to have been caused by her family living in proximity to the Sellafield nuclear power plant.[1]
She died in September 1990 after three
BNFL
for damages relating to her illness.
Her mother Susan later wrote a book, Still Fighting For Gemma in which she voiced her criticisms of British Nuclear Fuels and the nuclear industry in general.[3]
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