Listing of selected memoranda published 1990 to 2001

For the primary purpose of the internal circulation of information, NRPB produced a series of documents entitled Memoranda. In many cases, the Information Office is prepared to supply those who are interested with copies of these documents. Each memorandum is treated as an individual case, as work undertaken under contract was, on occasion, reported upon in this series. This series ceased at the end of 2001 and was superseded by the  W series of reports.

A list of selected memoranda, likely to be of interest, is given here. Please note that a flat-rate administrative charge of £10.00 per copy, to cover photocopying and postage costs, is payable when requesting memoranda.

• M1256
  Hughes, J S, Warner Jones, S M and Shaw, K B. Radiological consequences resulting from accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK: 1999 review
  March 2001
  © Crown copyright
• M1249
  Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: Results for 1999 Hammond, D J, Green, N, Gow, C, and Mitchell, L. March 2001
• M1220
  Smith, J R H, Eastham, B and Etherington, G. Implications of volunteer nasal deposition and clearance studies for the dosimetry of the extrathoracic airways of the respiratory tract
  December 2000
• M1215
  Simmonds, J R et al. Concerted action to establish and run a user group for the EC computer system PC-CREAM: Final report
  November 2000
• M1211
  Dixon, D W. Protocol for the collection and analysis of natural gas samples for radon-222 concentrations
  Novemeber 2000
• M1178
  Bexon, A P and Jones, A L. PC-CREAM User Group: Report of the second meeting held at NRPB, Chilton, 9-10 December 1999
  July 2000
• M1170
  Driscoll, C M H, Campbell, J I, Pearson, A J, Grainger, K J-L, Dean, S F and Clark, I E. Solar radiation measurements at the network of six sites in the UK, January-December 1999
  July 2000
• M1169
  Hammond, D J, Green, N, Welham, D, Gow, C, Bulloch, K A and Mitchell, L. Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: Results to 1998
  July 2000
• M1156
  Hodgson, A, Moody, J C, Stradling, G N, Bailey, M R and Birchall, A. Application of the ICRP human respiratory tract model to uranium compounds produced during the manufacture of nuclear fuel
  June 2000
• M1140
  Miles, J C H and Howarth, C B. Validation scheme for laboratories making measurements of radon in dwellings: 2000 revision
  March 2000
• M1112
  Bailey, M R, Ansoborlo, E, Kreyling, W G, Newton, D, Poncy, J-L , Stradling, G N and Taylor, D M. Radionuclide biokinetics database version 1.0
  January 2000
• M1082
  Hughes, J S and Shaw, K B. Radiological consequences resulting from accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK: 1998 review
  September 1999
• M1081
  Brown, J, Smith, J G and Jones, A L. Differences between activity concentrations and doses arising from domestic and commercial food production in England and Wales: Detailed results
  October 1999
• M1018
  Green, N, Hammond, D J, Davidson, M F, Wilkins, B T, Richmond, S and Brooker, S. Evaluation of the radiological impact of free foods found in the vicinity of nuclear sites
  February 1999
• M1017
  Bexon, A P and Haywood, S M. Past remedial measures in the southern Urals
  January 1999
• M1005
  Wilkins, B T, Fry, F A, Burgess, P H, Fayers, C A, Haywood, S M, Bexon, A P and Tournette, C. Radiological implications of the presence of fragments of irradiated fuel in the subtidal zone at Dounreay
  December 1998
• M964
  Hughes, J S and Shaw, K B. Radiological consequences resulting from accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK: 1997 review
  September 1998
• M959
  Smith, H. Contribution of animal studies to understanding induced cancers
  August 1998
• M941
  Driscoll, C M H, Dean, S F, Pearson, A J, Rawlinson, A I and Clark, I E. Solar radiation measurements at the network of six sites in the UK: January 1996-December 1997
  August 1998
• M930
  Agnew, J L, Bartlett, L and Webb, A R. Intercomparison of UVR spectroradiometers between NRPB and UMIST
  June 1998
• M922
  Smith, K R, Brown, J, Jones, J A, Mansfield, P, Smith, J G and Haywood, S M. Uncertainties in the assessment of terrestrial foodchain doses
  June 1998
• M915
  Marsh, J W and Birchall, A. Determination of lung-to-blood absorption rates for lead and bismuth that are appropriate for radon progeny
  May 1998
• M905
  Pellow, P G D, Hodgson, A, Rance, E, Silk, T J and Stradling, G N. Measurements on the in vitro dissolution of hot particles from Mururoa Atoll
  June 1998
• M900
  Shaw, P V, Hudson, A P and Grindrod, E L. Guidance on monitoring and dose assessment for internal exposure of workers
  March 1998
• M896
  Khursheed, A and Phipps, A W. Uncertainties in current estimates of ingestion and inhalation dose coefficients for environmental intakes of ten radionuclides
  March 1998
• M895
  Bexon, A P. Review of remedial techniques and their applicability to the Southern Urals, Russia
  February 1998
• M892
  Ham, G J, Ewers, L W and Wilkins, B T. Variations in concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides in foodstuffs
  March 1998
• M873
  Agnew, J L, Grainger, K J L, Clark, I E S, Pearson, A J and Driscoll, C M H. Spectral measurements of solar ultraviolet irradiance at Chilton from May 1995 to December 1996
  January 1998
• M872
  Simmonds, J R, Penfold, J S S, Tournette, C, Fayers, C A and Mobbs, S F. Dose reconstruction studies in the USA
  January 1998
• M862
  Hughes, J S and Shaw, K B. Radiological consequences resulting from accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK: 1996 review
  November 1997
• M859
  Titley, J G, Harvey, M P, Mobbs, S F, Bexon, A, Penfold, J S S and Cooper, J R. Assessment of the radiological implications of dumping in Beaufort's Dyke and other coastal waters from the 1950s
  November 1997
• M814
  Kendall, G M and Dixon, D W. Controlling radon exposures during recreational caving and similar activities
  July 1997
• M811
  McColl, N P. Coordination of environmental monitoring in the event of a nuclear accident
  July 1997
• M801
  Stradling, G N, Hodgson, A, Moody, J C, Fell, T P and Rance, E. Exposure limits and assessment of intake for inhaled soluble uranium compounds
  June 1997
• M775
  Prosser, S L and McLaren, F E. Review of dose optimisation in interactive situations
  March 1997
• M764
  Prosser, S L, Jones, K A, McLaren, F E, Higgins, N A, Prett, A and Morrey M. Collective dose determination based on environmental monitoring
  January 1997
• M763
  Bailey, M R, Harrison, J D, Jones, K A, Marsh, J W and Prosser, S L. Uncertainties in aspects of internal dosimetry relevant to accident consequence assessment codes
  January 1997
• M755
  Carey, A D, Barraclough, I M and Mobbs, S F. Radiological assessment of the development of Trawsfynydd Lake for leisure activities
  December 1996
• M753
  Robinson, C A, Fayers, C A, Cabianca, T, Khursheed, A, Attwood, C A, Jones, K A and Simmonds, J R. An investigation of the sensitivity of critical group doses to changes in key input parameters
  December 1996
• M752
  Fry, F A and Wilkins, B T. Assessment of radionuclide levels around the former air base at Greenham Common, Berkshire
  December 1996
• M751
  Maslanyj, M P. Power-frequency electromagnetic fields associated with local area electricity substations
  December 1996
• M749
  Gelder, R. Radiological impact of the normal transport of radioactive material by sea
  December 1996
• M748
  Hughes, J S and Shaw, K B. Radiation doses from natural radiation
  December 1996
• M747
  Burgess, P H, Potter, M D and Thomas, G. A simple method for confirming the beta dose equivalent rate response of survey instruments
  December 1996
• M729
  Phipps, A W, Silk, T J, Fell, T P and Jarvis, N S. Dose coefficients for workers and members of the public for a range of aerosols using the new ICRP model for the respiratory tract
  November 1996
• M709
  Brown, J, Wilkins, B T, Fesenko, S, Sanzharovd, N, Perepelyatikova, L, Perepelyatikov, G and Bouzdalkin, C. Compilation of data from the Ukraine, Russia and Belarus on the effectiveness of agricultural countermeasures for strontium-90
  August 1996
• M705
  Cooper, J R, Morrey, M and Robinson, C A. Consistency of UK radiological standards for the public
  August 1996
• M700
  Hill, C E and Burgess, P H. Evaluation of some hand-held instruments for measuring radioactive surface contamination (1995)
  (Supplement to NRPB-R232)
  July 1996
• M699
  Welham, D, Bulloch, K A, Gow, C and Ross, K. Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: Results for 1993 and 1994
  July 1996
• M698
  Khursheed, A. Simplified organ retention functions for the biokinetic recycling models of ICRP Publication 69
  July 1996
• M696
  Gooding, T D. Potential for exposure to radon in Derbyshire workplaces
  July 1996
• M692
  Stradling, G N, Hodgson, S A, Hodgson, A, Phipps, A, Fell, T, Moody, J C, Pellow, P, Rance, E, Buen, I, Pearce, M, Ellender, M, Iranzo, E, Espinosa, A and Aragon, H. Dose coefficients and assessment of intake after inhalation of contaminated dusts at Palomares
  July 1996
• M688
  Bailey, M R, Birchall, A, Marsh, J W, Phipps, A W and Sacoyannis, V. Application of the new ICRP respiratory tract model to gases and vapours in ICRP Publication 68
  June 1996
• M680
  Fesenko, S V, Sanzharova, N I, Kulagin, B, Lissiansky, K, Nisbet, A F and Wilkins, B T. FORCON: A decision support system for the provision of advice in intervention in agricultural systems at the local level in the former Soviet Union
  May 1996
• M679
  Stradling, G N, Pellow, P G, Hodgson, A, Fell, T et al. Dose coefficient and assessment of intake of a radionuclide bearing dust formed at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant
  May 1996
• M674
  Nisbet, A F and Shaw, S. Dynamics of radionuclide behaviour in soil solution: A compilation of data from lysimeter and field studies
  May 1996
• M673
  Lomas, P R, Green, B M R and Kendall, G M. Radon in dwellings in Wales: 1996 review
  May 1996
• M672
  Marsh, J W, Shutt, A L, Smith, J R H, Etherington, G and Youngman, M J. Calibration and evaluation of a germanium detector total body monitor
  May 1996
• M667
  Dixon, D W. Exposure to radon during work and leisure activities in caves and abandoned mines
  April 1996
• M662
  Hughes, J S and Shaw, K B. Radiological consequences resulting from accidents and incidents involving transport of radioactive materials in the UK: 1995 review
  April 1996
• M658
  Driscoll, C M H, Dean, S F, Rawlinson, A I and Pearson, A J. Solar radiation measurements at three sites in the UK 1995
  February 1996
• M657
  Driscoll, C M H, Rawlinson, A I, Pearson, A J, Dean, S F, Grainger, K, Clark, I E, Thomas, J M and McKinlay, A F. Solar radiation measurements at three sites in the UK January 1995-December 1995. February 1996
• M656
  Cridland, N A, Cragg, T A, Haylock, R G E and Saunders, R D. Effects of exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields on cell proliferation
  January 1996
• M652
  Wilkins, B T, Green, N and Haslam, I K. Potential incursion of marine sediment inland during storms: assessment of doses to people involved in clean-up operations and to residents of affected areas
  March 1996
• M634
  Haywood, S M, Brown, J, Jones, J A, Fayers, C, Smith, J, Pröhl, G, Bleher, M, Jacob, P and Müller, H. Databases of activity concentrations in foods, external exposure from the ground and dose per unit intake, for fusion radionuclides within the COSYMA ACA system
  Decemeber 1995
• M618
  Bulman, R A and Ewers, L W. An analytical method for measuring radioruthenium in milk
  September 1995
• M615
  Whysall, K, Hardcastle, G and Miles, J. Autoradiography of personal air sampler filters: An evaluation of the technique
  July 1995
• M604
  Sienkeiwicz, Z J, Haylock, R G E, Larder, S and Saunders, R D. Neurotoxic effects of ELF magnetic fields
  August 1995
• M598
  Shaw, K B and Hughes, J S. Potential radiation exposure from the surface contamination on packages during transport
  August 1995
• M597
  Brown, J. A comparison of data from to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus on the effectiveness of agricultural countermeasures
  September 1995
• M589
  Phipps, A W and Silk, T J. Dosimetric data for fusion applications
  June 1995
• M587
  Green, N and Wilkins, B T. Effects of processing on the radionuclide content of foods: Derivation of parameter values for use in radiological assessments
  June 1995
• M575
  Hillier, M C. Quantification of uncertainties for dose estimates provided by the NRPB Patient Dosimetry Service using lithium borate TLDs
  May 1995
• M573
  Birchall, A, Jarvis, N S, James, A C and Akabani, G. Algebraic functions to approximate the fractions of energy absorbed by target tissues in the 1994 ICRP respiratory tract model
  May 1995
• M569
  Green, B M R, Lomas, P R and Kendall, G M. Radon in dwellings in Scotland: 1996 review
  October 1996
• M566
  Whillock, M J, Clark, I E S, Grainger, K J L, Pearson, A J and Driscoll, C M H. Modifications to the measurement and computational procedures used in the assessment of solar UVR Clothing Protection Factors
  May 1995
• M564
  Khursheed, A. Simplified organ retention functions for actinide and alkaline earth biokinetic recycling models
  March 1995
• M545
  Mayall, A. FARMLAND: transfer of radionuclides to fruit
  January 1995
• M538
  Green, N, Wilkins, B T, Hammond, D J and Davidson, M F. Transfer of radionuclides to vegetables and other crops in an area of land reclaimed from the sea: a compilation of data
  January 1995
• M528
  Dorrian, M D and Bailey, M R. Particle size distributions of radioactive aerosols measured in workplaces
  December 1994
• M526
  Clayton, R F and Bradley, E J. An evaluation of methodologies for the analysis of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po in environmental materials
  November 1994
• M523
  Brown, J. FARMLAND: Validation and verification studies on NRPB's dynamic terrestrial foodchain model
  October 1994
• M520
  Bartlett, D T and Iles, W J. The calibration of personal dosemeters
  October 1994
• M518
  Brown, J, Wilkins, B T, Haywood, S M, Nightingale, A, Prister, B, Perepelyatnikova, L, Ivanov, Yu, Perepelyatnikov, G, Bondar, P and Lyaschenko, S. Compilation of data from the Ukraine, Russia and Belarus on the effectiveness of agricultural countermeasures for use in the RODOS system
  October 1994
• M481
  Robb, J D, Kendall, G M, Cooper, J R and Fry, F A. Memorandum of evidence to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on 'Environmental Problems Associated with Soil'
  April 1994
• M462
  Haslam, I K, Brennan, S A, Hammond, D J, Green, N and Wilkins, B T. Assessment of current doses arising from the occupancy of Cumbrian beaches and preliminary studies of radionuclide behaviour in beach systems
  October 1994
• M461
  Wilkins, B T. Influence of radionuclide-bearing marine sediment on terrestrial exposure pathways
  October 1994
• M453
  Mayall, A, Cabianca, T, Morris, T P, Nightingale, A, Simmonds, J R and Cooper, J R. Collective doses from proposed Sellafield discharges
  (NRPB note for COMARE)
  October 1993
• M446
  Wall, B F, Shrimpton, P C and Burgess, P H. Performance evaluation of NE Technology 2640 dose-area product meter
  August 1993
• M443
  Hudson, A P and Shaw, J. Categorisation and designation of working areas in which unsealed radioactive materials are used
  December 1993
• M426
  Simmonds, J R, Lawson, G, Mayall, A, Cabianca, T, Fayers, C, Attwood, C and Cooper, J R. Potential radiation doses to members of the public due to Sellafield discharges at the limits requested by BNF plc
  August 1993
• M420
  Simmonds, J R, Mayall, A, Lawson, G, Cabianca, T, Fayers, C, Attwood, C and Cooper, J R. Potential critical group doses due to the proposed authorised discharges for the BNFL Sellafield site
  July 1993
• M387
  Johnson, D. Measurements of activity concentrations in environmental media in the vicinity of the Sellafield reprocessing plant, 1980-90
  November 1992
• M377
  Wrixon, A D. Synopsis of comments on NRPB-M321, the proposed Board advice following publication of the 1990 recommendations of ICRP
  September 1992
• M375
  Barraclough, I M and Mobbs, S F. Application of the risk assessment methodology described in Board advice on the disposal of solid radioactive wastes
  February 1993
• M355
  Jones, D G. Calculation of organ doses due to diagnostic x-rays
  October 1992
• M342
  Bartlett, D T (ed). Results of a survey of backgrounds of etched track neutron dosemeters for PADC (CR39) from different manufacturers. Organised by EURADOS-CENDOS in 1989-90
  June 1992
• M314
  Dixon, D W and Gregory, T. Practical experiences of reducing radon levels in buildings
  March 1992
• M294
  Mayall, A. Collective dose per unit release to the populations of the UK and Europe from the atmospheric discharge of selected radionuclides from AEA Technology, Harwell
  September 1991
• M286
  Webb, G A M, Hughes, J S and Lawson, G. Current dose distributions in the UK: Implications of ICRP Publication 60
  April 1991
• M285
  Martin, J S, Barraclough, I M, Mobbs, S F, Klos, R A and Lawson, G. User guide for BIOS_3A
  December 1991
• M283
  Martin, J S, Mobbs, S F, Klos, R A and Barraclough, I M. User guide for MINIBIOS_1A
  March 1991
• M276
  Cliff, K D, Miles, J C H and O'Riordan, M C. Validation scheme for laboratories making measurements of radon in dwellings
  February 1991
• M251
  Miles, J C H and Olast, M. Results of the 1989 CEC intercomparison of passive radon detectors
  October 1990
• M246
  Saunders, R D, Ellender, M, Kowalczuk, C I, Sienkiewicz, Z J and Wood, N R. Dose-response relationships for early and continuing health effects
  October 1990
• M242
  Phipps, A W, Kendall, G M and Stather, J W. Effectance, committed effective dose equivalent and annual limits on intake: Comments on the implementation of the ICRP proposals
  July 1990
• M239
  Memorandum to the House of Commons Defence Committee: Radiation protection. NRPB. May 1990
• M238
  NRPB. Comments on the ICRP draft recommendations
  May 1990
• M237
  Hill, M D. Criteria for radiation risks to individual members of the public
  August 1990
• M236
  O'Riordan, M C. House of Commons Environment Committee inquiry into indoor pollution: Memorandum of evidence on indoor radon
  October 1990
• M222
  Jones, J A, Stather, J W, Brown, J, Williams, J A and Haywood, S M. MARC-2A: The 1989-90 version of the MARC program. September 1990
• M220
  Gelder, R. Transport of radioactive materials between the UK mainland and gas and oil platforms in the North Sea
  March 1990
• M219
  Gelder, R. Radiological impact of the normal transport of radioactive materials by air
  March 1990
• M215
  Kennedy, B W, Phipps, A W, Fell, T P and Kendall, G M. Calculation of doses from internal emitters using a new computer program: Quality control on the RAPID database
  July 1990
• M207
  Birchall, A. Uncertainty in bioassay determinations of plutonium intakes
  October 1990
• M202
  Fry, F A and Terry, A J. Memorandum of evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities Committee: Sub-Committee D (Agriculture and Food)
  March 1990