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  • Transport of radioactive materials: UK incidents 2006

    This report (HPA-RPD-034) describes accidents and incidents involving transport of radioactive materials to, from, or within the UK in 2006.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Tritium: review of risks

    AGIR's report (RCE-4) provides a scientifically sound consensus on the dose and risks resulting from internal exposure to tritium.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • GRANIS: assessment model for external photon irradiation

    This report (HPA-RPD-032) describes the Gamma Radiation Above Nuclides In Soil (GRANIS) model for calculating external photon dose.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Gamma source shielding: use of the MCNP-4C2 simulation code

    This report (HPA-RPD-030) describes the use of the MCNP-4C2 simulation code to determine the transmission of 0.511 and 0.662 MeV photons through concrete, lead and iron.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • EMFs: exposure from lightweight aviation transponders

    This report (HPA-RPD-031) includes an investigation of exposure to electromagnetic fields from proposed lightweight aviation transponders.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Passive radon detectors: results of the 2004 NRPB intercomparison

    This report (HPA-RPD-028) considers the results of the NRPB intercomparison of passive radon detectors.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Passive radon detectors: results of the 2003 NRPB intercomparison

    This report (HPA-RPD-027) considers the results of the NRPB intercomparison of passive radon detectors.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Depleted uranium (DU): nephrotoxicity and urinary excretion

    This report (HPA-RPD-025) describes studies concerning potential exposures to DU and its effects on the kidney.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Electromagnetic fields: exposure at radio transmitter sites

    This report (HPA-RPD-026) describes the assessment of EMF exposures to workers in telecommunications, broadcast and similar industries.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Dental x-ray examinations in the UK, 2002 to 2004: a review

    This report (HPA-RPD-022) is a review of radiation doses from routine dental x-ray examinations.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Depleted uranium (DU): uncertainty analysis

    This report (HPA-RPD-023) describes uncertainty analysis of the ICRP human respiratory trace model applied to bioassay data for DU.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Depleted uranium (DU): uncertainty analysis of the ICRP systemic model

    This report (HPA-RPD-024) includes a review of the ICRP model for the systemic biokinetics of uranium absorbed to blood.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Landfill sites: disposal of very low level radioactive waste

    This report (HPA-RPD-020) describes a study of the potential radiological impact of disposal of large quantities of very low level waste.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radioactive materials; transport in the UK, 2005 review

    This report (HPA-RPD-021) describes accidents and incidents involving transport of radioactive materials to, from or within the UK in 2005.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Human biokinetics of plutonium: experimental data compilation

    This report (HPA-RPD-017) is a compilation of data from UK plutonium human volunteer studies.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Solar radiation measurements in the UK during 2004 and 2005

    This report (HPA-RPD-018) is one of a series giving results of an ongoing survey of solar radiation levels at several sites in the UK.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Passive survey instrument: measuring radiation dose to aircrew

    This report (HPA-RPD-015) describes the HPA (now Public Health England) instrument for measuring the dose from cosmic radiation to aircrew.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Transport of radioactive materials in the UK: review 1958 to 2004

    This report (HPA-RPD-014) reviews events involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK and their radiological consequences.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Power frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs): melatonin and risk of breast cancer

    This AGNIR report (RCE-1) considers the scientific evidence from studies relating to power frequency EMFs, melatonin and the risk of breast cancer.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RCE report series and 1 others
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radiation doses investigated by chromosomal aberration analysis

    This report (HPA-RPD-012) is a review of suspected overexposures investigated by chromosomal aberration analysis between 2003 and 2005.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-RPD report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
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