HC Deb 19 March 1986 vol 94 cc192-3W
Mr. Frank Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) what was the isotope and chemical form of the isotope responsible for the exposure of the individual worker at Sellafield who received in February one year's permissible radiation dose;

(2) what was the measurement of activity on the personal air sampler of the worker at Sellafield who received in February one year's permissible radiation dose; and what was the sampling rate of the instrument at that time;

(3) what was the critical organ exposed in the body of the worker at Sellafield in February who received his annual permissible exposure; and what was the estimate of the dose to this organ in milliseiverts;

(4) what will be the lifetime cumulative dose to the lungs of the worker, in millisieverts, at Sellafield in February, who received one year's permissible dose of radiation;

(5) what is the assessment of the whole body dose, effective dose equivalent, in millisieverts received by the worker at Sellafield in February who received one year's permissible dose of radiation.

Mr. Goodlad

I have asked the chairman of British Nuclear Fuels plc to write to the hon. Member with the detailed information that he has requested.

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