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Radioactive discharges monitoring of the environment and occupational safety. Highlights 1985 (1986)
| Author | BNFL |
| Date | 1986 |
| Classification | 6.01.4.70/20 (RADIATION - CONSEQUENCES - OTHER) |
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From the publication:
INTRODUCTION In 1985, no limits for the discharge of radioactivity at any of BNFL's sites were exceeded. Total discharges from all BNFL operations were substantially reduced, mainly due to new plant commissioned at Sellafield. Average doses to the general public continue to be negligible-about one thousandth ofthe dose received from natural sources. Some members of the general public, who live close to BNFL sites, are identified by the Authorising Departments as being subject to the highest radiation dose from BNFL discharges. Such a group of people isknown as a 'critical group'. Special attention is paid to the foodstuffs and environmentof critical groups so that their exposure to radiation is closely monitored.Occupational safety, too, continues to receive major attention by the Company. The average radiation dose to Company employees for whom dose records are kept continues to be less than 5 millisieverts (mSv)-less than 10% of the legal limit. 75%of these employees received doses lower than this level and the fraction receiving more than 15 mSv continues to diminish. The rate of industrial injuries in BNFL is, according to the most recent comparative data available, similar to or less than the chemical industry average.
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