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Early estimates of UK radiation doses from the Chernobyl reactor

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The plume of radioactive material from the Chernobyl reactor accident passed over the United Kingdom and will increase the radiation dose to the population in the coming year. The increase above the normal annual dose from natural radiation, averaged over persons of all ages, will be about 15% in the north and 1% in the south of the country. Averaged over all ages and areas, the increase will be about 4%. This excess dose will decrease substantially in subsequent years.

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  1. National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0RQ, UK

    F. A. Fry, R. H. Clarke & M. C. O'Riordan

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Fry, F., Clarke, R. & O'Riordan, M. Early estimates of UK radiation doses from the Chernobyl reactor. Nature 321, 193–195 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/321193a0

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