RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 266-272.

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Analysis of lens opacification status and influencing factors among radiological workers in China’s nuclear power plants

WANG Huaxian1, 12, LIU Chang1, WANG Youyou1, BIAN Huahui1, ZENG Bingqing1, YE Lizhen1, WU Hongzhi2, YANG Xiaoqiang3, JIA Zhanshi4, CHEN Jianqing5, LIU Yang6, KE Yi7, ZHANG Yaqi8, LIU Yue9, YU Zhiping10, WANG Kongzhao11, LIU Yulong1   

  1. 1. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Suzhou 215004;
    2. China General Nuclear Power Group, Guangdong Shenzhen 518038;
    3. Fujian Ningde Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Fujian Fuding 355200;
    4. Yangjiang Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Guangdong Yangjiang 529941;
    5. Huizhou Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Guangdong Huizhou 516000;
    6. China Nuclear Power Operations Co. Ltd., Guangdong Shenzhen 518038;
    7. Guangxi Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Guangxi Fangchenggang 538000;
    8. Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co. Ltd., Guangdong Taishan 529228;
    9. Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Liaoning Wafangdian 116300;
    10. Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co. Ltd., Guangdong Shenzhen 518124;
    11. CNNP Nuclear Power Operations Management Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Haiyan 314300;
    12. Tongren People’s Hospital, Guizhou Tongren 554300
  • Received:2024-12-24 Online:2025-05-20 Published:2025-05-21

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the status of lens opacification and its influencing factors among radiological workers in China’s nuclear power plants, with the expectation of providing a scientific basis for the occupational health surveillance and radiation protection of this population. The study selected 2,091 radiological workers from nuclear power plants and 1,500 non-radiological workers in 2023. Analysis was conducted through questionnaire surveys and lens examinations. The results showed that the rate of lens opacification in the radiological group was significantly higher than that in the non-radiological group. Factors such as gender, age, annual effective dose per capita, job type, organizaation, and daily sleep duration during workdays significantly affected lens opacification. This study indicates that there is a certain correlation between long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation and lens opacification, where gender, age, annual effective dose per capita, job type, and workplace are independent risk factors for the occurrence of lens opacification, while daily sleep duration during workdays is a protective factor. These findings are of certain significance for formulating occupational health surveillance strategies for radiological workers in nuclear power plants.

Key words: nuclear power plants, ionizing radiation, radiological workers, lens opacification, personal dose

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  • TL75+2