Abstracts of reports published 1996-2001

NRPB-R290 - Radon Atlas of England
The present atlas shows radon-affected areas in a series of plates which also include selected towns and other information.
Added/updated: 8 June 2010
NRPB-R291 - Doses in Radiation Accidents Investigated by Chromosome Aberration Analysis. XXI: Review of Cases Investigated, 1994-96
During the three years 1994-96, 54 persons suspected of being overexposed to ionising radiation were referred to the National Radiological Protection Board for investigation by cytogenetic analysis. The report contains an appendix in which a brief description is given of the circumstances of each investigation.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R292 - Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee: Annual Report 1995-96
During its first year, the Committee placed contracts for three reviews. The technical specifications for these contracts are also given. The reports from its contractors are attached as annexes to this report.</p>
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R293 - Radon in Dwellings in England: 1997 Review
This report gives details of results of radon measurements in English homes available to January 1997.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R294 - Assessment of Doses and Risks posed to the Bailiwick of Guernsey by the Nuclear Industry
A study has been undertaken at NRPB on behalf of the States of Guernsey Civil Defence Committee to assess effective doses and risks to the Bailiwick of Guernsey arising from the nuclear facilities on the Cotentin peninsular in France.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R295 - Options for the Management of Foodstuffs Contaminated as a Result of a Nuclear Accident
A review has been carried out of the various options available for managing foodstuffs with activity concentrations in excess of the intervention levels specified by the European Union. A total of 11 potential options were evaluated.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R297- Animal and Human Responses to UVA and UVB
The evidence concerning experimental studies of animals and, where available, volunteers of the effects of occupationally relevant wavelengths (principally UVB, 280-315 nm, and UVA, 315-400 nm) has been reviewed.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R298 - Cancer in the Offspring of Radiation Workers: A Record Linkage Study
The objectives of this study were to test the 'Gardner hypothesis' that childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma can be caused by paternal exposure to ionising radiation before the conception of the child, and more generally, to investigate whether such radiation exposure of either parent is a cause of childhood cancer.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R299 - Derivation of Working Levels for Animal Feedstuffs for Use in the Event of a Future Nuclear Accident
In the event of a future nuclear accident, European Council Food Intervention Levels (CFILs) would be legally binding for foodstuffs marketed in the UK. The NRPB foodchain model FARMLAND has been used to predict activity concentrations in different feedstuffs for accidents occurring at different times of the year.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R300 - Models for Calculating the Transfer of Radionuclides through the Environment: Verification and Validation
This report summarises the models used at NRPB to predict the transfer of radionuclides through the environment as part of a radiological impact assessment. It outlines the work carried out to verify and validate the models.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R301 - Occupational Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields: Practical Application of NRPB Guidance
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R302 - Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee Annual Report, 1996-97
Reports on projects from Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R303 - Radon in Dwellings in Wales: Atlas and 1998 Review
This report gives details of results of radon measurements in Welsh homes available to early 1998.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R304 - Recommended Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factors for Radiocaesium and Radiostrontium for Use in Arable Systems
A database of soil-to-plant transfer factors (TFs) for radiocaesium and radostrontium has been compiled from published and unpublished sources.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R305 - Options for the Management of Chernobyl-Restricted Areas in England and Wales
Current management practices have been reviewed and costed. An assessment has also been undertaken to establish the practicability and cost effectiveness of five alternative management options.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R306 - Exempt Concentrations and Quantities for Radionuclides not Included in the European Basic Safety Standards Directive
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R307 - Second Analysis of the National Registry for Radiation Workers: Occupational Exposure to Ionising Radiation and Mortality
The National Registry for Radiation Workers (NRRW) is the largest epidemiological study of UK radiation workers. Following the first analysis published in 1992, a second analysis has been conducted based on an enlarged cohort of 124,743 workers, updated dosimetry and personal data for some workers, and a longer period of follow-up.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB - R308 - Radon in Dwellings in Northern Ireland: Atlas and 1999 Review
This report gives details of radon measurements in homes in Northern Ireland available to early 1999.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R309 - PC CREAM User Group: Report of the First Meeting held at NRPB, Chilton, 3-4 December 1998
This report contains the papers presented by users of PC CREAM at the meeting together with overview and discussion papers by NRPB. Initial priorities for future developments of PC CREAM were also established at the meeting and through a subsequent questionnaire.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R310 - Differences in Activity Concentrations and Doses Between Domestic and Commercial Food Production in England and Wales: Implications for Nuclear Emergency Response
In the event of an accidental release of radionuclides into the environment, MAFF has a statutory responsibility to ensure that a wholesome and safe food supply is maintained to the population of England.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R311 - Ionising Radiation Exposure of the UK Population: 1999 Review
The UK population is exposed to ionising radiation from a number of sources, both natural and man-made. This is the latest review of radiation doses in the UK from all sources.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R312 - Radiological Impact of Routine Discharges from UK Civil Nuclear Sites in the Mid-1990s
This report presents information on the radiological impact of routine atmospheric and liquid discharges from UK civil nuclear sites. It updates a previous report, NRPB-R231, in considering discharges in the mid-1990s and uses the most recent assessment methodology.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R313 - CONDO: Software for Estimating the Consequences of Decontamination Options: Report for CONDO Version 1.0 (with Database Version 1.2)
Decisions on whether to carry out decontamination measures after an accident require information on the likely consequences of such measures, in terms of dose, resources required and the likely social impact. CONDO has been developed help estimate these consequences.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R314 - Concerted Action on Assessment of Health and Environmental Impacts: Modeller and Experimentalists' Forum Final Report
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R315 - Review of Decontamination and Remediation Techniques for Plutonium and Application for CONDO Version 1.0
Decisions on whether to carry out decontamination measures after an accident require information on the likely consequences of such measures, regarding dose, resources required and the likely social impact. A software program, CONDO, together with an associated database, was developed to enable these consequences of decontamination options to be estimated.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R316-Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee Annual Report, 1997-98
An attempt is made to show how well dispersion at a site can be estimated using weather data from nearby sites.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R317-Recommendations for Future Remedial Actions in the Southern Urals
A key recommendation is the establishment of a continual monitoring system that will provide an alert if environmental levels of activity should for any reason increase in the future.
Added/updated: 8 June 2010
NRPB- R318-Reference Doses and Patient Size in Paediatric Radiology
Reference doses for paediatric radiology can sensibly be established only for specific sizes of children. Here five standard sizes have been chosen, representing 0 (newborn), 1-, 5-, 10- and 15-year-old patients.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R319-Frequency of Medical and Dental X-Ray Examinations in the UK, 1997-98
During the three years 1997-99, 50 persons suspected of being overexposed to ionising radiation were referred to the National Radiological Protection Board for investigation by cytogenetic analysis.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R320-Frequency of Medical and Dental X-Ray Examinations in the UK, 1997-98
The results from the survey provide a current picture of the pattern of medical x-ray imaging practice in the UK.
Added/updated: 4 June 2010
NRPB- R321-Exposure to Radio Waves Near Mobile Phone Base Stations
Measurements of power density have been made at 17 sites where people were concerned about their exposure to radio waves from mobile phone base stations and where technical data, including the frequencies and radiated powers, have been obtained from the operators
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R322-Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee Annual Report, 1998-99
This report describes the fourth year in which the Committee has operated under the new arrangements, and during which it placed two contracts, for reviews of the values of the deposition velocity and washout coefficient and for dispersion calculations for sites with groups of buildings.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R323-Management Options for Food Production Systems Affected by a Nuclear Accident. Task 5: Disposal of Waste Milk to Sea
In emergency exercises, discharge to sea is often put forward as a disposal option for waste milk, the intention being to use the outfalls for coolant water or liquid effluent at nuclear installations. This report sets out the current legal position and evaluates the practicability of transporting milk from an affected farm to a suitable coastal facility for disposal.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R326-Guidance on the Choice, Use and Maintenance of Hand-Held Radiation Monitoring Equipment
This report is designed to assist users to choose appropriate radiation monitoring equipment.
Added/updated: 8 June 2010
NRPB- R327-Radiological Impact on the UK Population of Industries Which Use or Produce Materials Containing Enhanced Levels of Naturally Occurring Radionuclides. Part I: Coal-fired Electricity Generation
This report contains an assessment of the radiological impact on the UK population of coal-fired electricity generation within the UK.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R328-Management Options for Food Production Systems
Composting can be used to stabilise and reduce the volume of waste agricultural crops. The partitioning of radionuclides between the leachate and the solid compost is an important factor in assessing the practicability of the process as a management option.
Added/updated: 7 June 2010
NRPB- R331 - Development of Strategies for Responding to Environmental Contamination Incidents Involving Radioactivity: UK Agriculture and Food Countermeasures Working Group 1997-2000
Background information on nuclear emergency arrangements, radionuclide transfer in foodchains and countermeasure strategies was provided to promote informed debate between members. Subsequently, realistic accident scenarios involving contamination of milk and crops have focused discussion and elicited stakeholder opinion on a range of management options.
Added/updated: 8 June 2010
NRPB- R333 (revised)-Response Characteristics of Neutron Survey Instruments
The report has been revised to correct errors in the calculations to normalise the response characteristic data for the NM1/2 and Studsvik 2202D instruments.
Added/updated: 8 June 2010