The United Nations Environment Programme has recently published a leaflet 'Radiation Effects and Sources'. Aimed at the general public it has three main sections: What is radiation, What does radiaton do to us and Where does radiaton come from. Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations says: 'While the scientific community has published information on radiation sources and effects, it has tended to…
19th Sep 2016News Archive
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Many members of The Society for Radiological Protection will welcome the news that the Government has now finally approved the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactors. Since the beginning of nuclear electricity generation, radiological protection scientists have played a pivotal role in the industry. Members of the Society for Radiological Protection have been, and continue to be, heavily involved in the design, operation and…
16th Sep 2016
SRP's Scottish Regional Committee met on 1 September at Torness Power Station. The agenda included discussion of final preparations for the SRP Conference on 1 December (Glasgow) on Radioactivity in the Scottish Environment . The meeting concluded with a tour of Torness Power Station accompanied by some of the Torness SRP members who were on hand to answer any technical questions. Pictured (L to R): Colin Wood, Anne Cooper, Dave Carter, Scott…
12th Sep 2016