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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.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 9 October 2017
• Last updated: 7 May 2021
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  1. 7 May 2021

     Main sections updated: ‘Results of monitoring’ findings for 2006 to the end of 2020 and ‘Public health advice’ includes link to Public Health England summary report ‘Assessing the risk to people’s health from radioactive objects on beaches around the Sellafield site’.

  2. 9 October 2017

     First published.

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Monitoring beaches near Sellafield for radioactive material

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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.