§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to issue advice to nuclear regulators and operators on the provisions of Euratom Directive 96/29 on radiological protection requiring the calculation of collective doses in respect of practices giving rise to radiation exposures. [117163]
§ Mr. MeacherMy Department is currently preparing guidance to the Environment Agency on the regulation of radioactive discharges into the environment from nuclear licensed sites. The calculation of collective doses will be one of the issues for consideration during the preparation of that guidance. When the guidance has been completed in draft, it will be issued for public consultation.