Impact Assesment of ionising Radiation on Wildlife

This is the Impact Assessment of ionising Radiation on Wildlife document produced by the Environment Agency in 2001. This report describes the behaviour and transport of radionuclides in the environment, considers the impact of ionising radiation on wildlife, and makes recommendations on an approach for the Impact assessment of ionising radiation on wildlife for England and Wales. The assessment approach focuses on three ecosystems representative of those considered potentially most at risk from the impact of authorised radioactive discharges, namely a coastal grassland (terrestrial ecosystem); estuarine and freshwater ecosystems. The likely scale of the impact on wildlife is also assessed in light of a preliminary analysis based on this assessment approach. The report demonstrates the behaviour and transfer of radionuclides in a number of different ecosystem types. Particular emphasis is placed on exposure pathways in those ecosystems most likely to be impacted by the authorised discharges of radioactivity within England and Wales. The use of biomarker techniques is reviewed in the report, and their application to the study of exposure to multiple contaminants is discussed

AMAP Assessment 2009: Radioactivity in the Arctic

This report provides the main conclusions and recommendations of the 2009 AMAP assessments

International Evaluation of the Research Activities of the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK).

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health invited a multi-professional panel of international and national experts to evaluate the research activities of the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority – STUK. The evaluation was based on extensive written material, a site visit and interviews with a great number of scientists. This evaluation was the second international evaluation and the panel noted with satisfaction that STUK had carefully analysed and taken into account the recommendations of the international review panel in 2000. Many of the recommendations had successfully been implemented in organising the work tasks and the professional profi le of STUK has also become more visible since 2000 both in the Nordic countries and in the international scene. The evaluation panel found that STUK has reinforced its position as a top research institute in its fi eld largely due to the multidisciplinary know how and its integration in the main European or international projects. STUK's research is in most areas of high or even the highest quality. However, the evaluation panel made several recommendations on management and scientifi c issues to reinforce the quality of research activities at the Institute