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Monitoring beaches near Sellafield for radioactive material

How beaches near Sellafield are monitored, the monitoring results and how risks to the public are minimised.

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Sellafield Ltd has to monitor beaches close to the Sellafield site to check for radioactivity. This beach monitoring programme is a condition the Environment Agency imposed on Sellafield Ltd when it issued them with an environmental permit.

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Published 9 October 2017
Last updated 7 May 2021 show all updates
  1. Main sections updated: 바카라 사이트˜Results of monitoring바카라 사이트™ findings for 2006 to the end of 2020 and 바카라 사이트˜Public health advice바카라 사이트™ includes link to Public Health England summary report 바카라 사이트˜Assessing the risk to people바카라 사이트™s health from radioactive objects on beaches around the Sellafield site바카라 사이트™.

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