An assessment of the present and future implications of radioactive contamination of west Cumbria

A. Mayall; T. Cabianca; J. R. Simmonds

doi:10.1088/0952-4746/16/4/002

An assessment of the present and future implications of radioactive contamination of west Cumbria

A. Mayall^*, T. Cabianca, J. R. Simmonds

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The Sellafield nuclear fuels reprocessing plant operated by BNFL on the Cumbrian coast in the UK has been discharging radionuclides to the marine and atmospheric environments since the early 1950s. In recent years the site has been the subject of a series of radiological impact assessments carried out by the NRPB. The paper summarises and presents the results of one particular study: an assessment of the average individual doses in west Cumbria over the next two centuries from past and projected future discharges from the site. In all cases doses were below the dose limit for the general public.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-236
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Radiological Protection
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/16/4/002
Publication status	Published - 1996

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