§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish measured and estimated annual radiation dose equivalent uptakes in milliSieverts per annum by members of the public living near Bradwell and Dungeness nuclear power stations arising directly from radiation emitted from the structures of the power stations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WakehamThe external radiation doses to members of the public living near the nuclear power stations at Bradwell and Dungeness are assessed by measurements taken routinely by the operator and published in annual reports. The most recent annual figures are for 1989, which show a maximum external dose at these stations of 0.3 mSv for the year.
The measurements do not discriminate between external radiation arising from structures and from radiation associated with discharges. The dose assessment represents the total external dose to the most exposed local residents due to these stations.
These doses are more than 10 times lower than the statutory United Kingdom dose limit and are less than one third of the principal dose limit of 1 mSv currently recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).