Radioactivity in food and the environment (RIFE) report
Annual assessment report of radioactivity in food and the environment and the public's exposure to radiation.
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This report gives a detailed assessment of radioactivity in food and the environment and the public’s exposure to radiation during a specific year. It shows that the public’s exposure to permitted discharges and direct radiation near nuclear and non-nuclear sites is low and within dose limits.
The report brings together the nationwide monitoring programmes of the UK’s food standard agencies and environment agencies. This monitoring is independent of, and is also used as a check on, the monitoring carried out by site operators.
Previous RIFE reports are available on the National Archives.
Find out more about the monitoring of radioactivity.
To find out more about the Environment Agency’s work:
- email nuclear@environment-agency.gov.uk to sign up for their nuclear regulation e-bulletin
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read their ‘Creating a better place’ blog
Updates to this page
Last updated 2 November 2023 + show all updates
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Added the report and supporting files for the 'Radioactivity in food and the environment, 2022 (RIFE 28)' report. Removed past material from the page and linked to the National Archive for this in the publication 'Details' section.
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Added the full 'RIFE 27: Radioactivity in food and the environment 2021' report, its appendix and a HTML summary of the report.
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Added 'RIFE 26: Radioactivity in food and the environment: 2020' and its appendix. Updated the 'errata: corrections to reports' document so it covers from 1995 to 2020.
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We have added Radioactivity in food and the environment 2019: RIFE 25 and its appendix. We have replaced the erratum with an updated version.
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We've added RIFE 24, the 2018 report and associated documents. This includes a summary report for 2004 to 2016.
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