§ Jonathan ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many former Chatham Dockyard workers have received their radiation dose records. [129735]
§ Mr. Caplin241 workers have received radiation dose record summaries under the Ministry of Defence Radiation Workers Counselling Scheme.
§ Jonathan ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many former Chatham Dockyard workers have been given estimated radiation dose records. [129736]
§ Mr. CaplinIt was necessary to enter estimated external doses into the statutory records of those radiation workers likely to receive higher radiation doses (called classified persons) when the film badge issued to these workers was lost or damaged. In such circumstances an estimated dose was entered onto an individual's dose record by entering doses from direct reading dosimeters worn by the individual. On the rare occasions when no dosimeter information was available, a calculation was made based upon time of exposure and radiation dose rates in areas where the individual worked. Since these details were entered onto individual records and there was no requirement to record the number of such events centrally, the numbers could be provided only at disproportionate cost.