The June 2015 Snapshot Survey of 207 British Nuclear Test Veterans provided some rough figures to help identify the size of the Nuclear Community in the UK.
The results showed that Each of the 207 Veteran’s family tree’s had an average of 6 genetic descendants and amongst their number, the following conditions were experienced:
Miscarriage/Stillbirth – 15.29% of all conceptions
Health Problems – 44.59% of live births
Congenital Defects / Serious Illness – 26.38% of live births
The congenital defects and serious health issues figure of 26% is interesting in that it is almost identical to the figures uncovered amongst French Veterans in similar research by Dr Valtax.
At the time of publishing the survey results Nigel Heaps MBE, the then BNTVA Chairman, was quoted as saying:
“The health effects our children and grandchildren struggle with on a daily basis is the real legacy of British Nuclear Testing.”
Nigel Heaps
This is the important factor:
If we accept around 21,000 British Service personnel attended the tests and they procreated to the level experienced in the survey then there are in excess of 120,000 potential descendents. Of these some 31,000 could be suffering Serious Health or Congenital problems and over 52,000 people could be enduring some form of health issue affecting their daily lives.
These are the people that make up the Nuclear Community – These are the beneficiaries of the charitable aims of the NCCF.
We need to reach them, educate them about their heritage and the help that is available to them both in terms of the CWI Fund to reduce suffering and increase wellbeing and so they can learn from the results of the research projects to better equip them for the life choices they will make.
The NCCF has linked to a pool of over 5000 potential beneficiaries which represents 3.5% of the total beneficiary pool. In 2019 we will launch a new initiative outreaching to those missing 135,000 people.
When the “Nuclear Family Lost Generations” campaign launches you will be able to play your part by raising awareness of the help available from the NCCF for your families. The campaign will use the following hash-tags on social media #LostGenerations and #NuclearCommunity please use these in your posts and comments.
