§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, pursuant to his reply given on 18 December 1985, Official Report, column 221, what records of radiation monitoring of dockers and seamen since 1955 are held by the health physics services group division of AERE, Harwell; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldFor sea disposal operations carried out since 1961 the Harwell establishment of the UKAEA provided personal dosimeters to all dockers and crew members involved. Before this date only those expected to receive significant doses were issued with dosimeters.
625WRecords of all monitored doses are held by Harwell, and will be for at least 50 years from the time that these doses were incurred. The results of dosimeter assessments were passed to the relevant employers (for example, the shipping line or the port authority) at the same time.