e-Digest Statistics about: Radioactivity
References and further reading
Internet resources
- Amersham plc (now part of GE Healthcare)
- British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL)
- British Energy Generation
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
- Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment
- hCommittee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM)
- Defra:
- Radioactive Waste Management Committee
- Radioactive Waste Management
- The National Response Plan and Radioactive Incident and Monitoring Network (RIMNET)
- Radioactivity Research Reports
- Food Standards Agency: Radioactivity in food
- Health and Safety Executive
- Health Protection Agency (HPA) (includes former National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB))
- International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA)
- International Commission on Radiological Protection
- National Dose Assessments Working Group (NDAWG)
- Nuclear Energy Agency
- OSPAR Commission
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
- UK Marine Special Areas of Conservation: Radioactive substances
References
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- [2] The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999, Statutory Instrument 1999 No 3232. TSO.
- [3] Department of the Environment (1995). Review of Radioactive Waste Management Policy - Final Conclusions (Cm 2919). TSO.
- [4] National Radiological Protection Board, Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (2000). Health Risks from Radon..
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- [6] National Radiological Protection Board (1990). Board Statement on Radon in Homes, Doc NRPB 1, No 1. TSO.
- [7] National Radiological Protection Board (1996). Radon Affected Areas: England and Wales, Doc NRPB 7, No 2.
- [8] Lomas, P R, National Radiological Protection Board (1996). Radon Atlas of England,. NRPB-R290. TSO.
- [9] Bradley, E J, National Radiological Protection Board (1997). Radon in dwellings in England: 1997 Review, NRPB-R293. TSO.
- [10] Lomas P R, National Radiological Protection Board (1998). Radon in dwellings in Wales: atlas and 1998 Review, NRPB-R303. TSO.
- [11] Green B M R, National Radiological Protection Board (1999). Radon in dwellings in Northern Ireland: atlas and 1998 Review, NRPB-R308. TSO.
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- [18] Food Standards Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (2000). Radioactivity in Food and the Environment, 2001 (RIFE-7) FSA/SEPA.
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- [20] Department of the Environment (1989). The National Response Plan and Radioactive Incident and Monitoring Network (RIMNET): Phase 1. TSO.
- [21] Quarterly Average Gamma Radiation Dose Rates - Defra website
- [22] Hart, D National Radiological Protection Board (2002) Radiation Exposure Of The UK Population from Medical and Dental X-Ray Examinations NRPB-W4
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- [25] Food Standards Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (2000). Radioactivity in Food and the Environment, 2001 (RIFE-6) FSA/SEPA.
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