§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects the report on facilities for radiotherapy treatment for carcinoma of the cervix to be available.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonA review of the provision of radiotherapy treatment in South Wales is presently being undertaken and I expect to have the results within the next three months.
Iodine 131 Caesium 137 Date Trawsfynydd Wylfa Trawsfynydd Wylfa May 3 2,845 552 220 ‡ May 4 1,533 57 128 ‡ May 5 112 * 25 * May 6 52 * <13 * May 7 * * * * May 8 20 * <7 * May 9 15 95 <17 † May 10 9 † <11 † May 11 <7 * <10 * May 12 <8 † <;7 † May 13 * * * * May 14 * * * * May 15 <7 † <9 † The normal background levels for the sum of these radionuclides are less than 1 becquerel per litre. The following concentrations (initial ones measured following the incident measured in Bq L -1) are those at which substitution of drinking water supply would be required to avoid receiving doses in excess of either the annual effective dose limit of 5 millisieverts or 50 millisieverts to an individual organ were the water to be drunk for the appropriate period of time:—