• SRP5 (07)
  Royal Charter for Radiological Protection Professionals
  Scientists working to ensure the health and safety of all from exposure to radiation are celebrating a landmark achievement for their learned society. In a ceremony at 3.00pm today in The Queen's Robing Room of the House of Lords today (11th December 2007) the Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) will receive a Royal Charter of Incorporation. The Charter will be accepted from Ian Denyer, Head of the Crown Office and Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery by SRP President Sheila Liddle.

• SRP4 (07)
  Health Protection Agency's Response to Polonium-210 Incident pdf
  The Polonium-210 incident, which resulted in the death of Alexander Litvinenko, was an unprecedented event in the UK, making headlines across the globe. Mr John Croft of the Health Protection Agency will report today (24 April 2007)in a special presentation at Keele University. He will give a key talk at the Society for Radiological Protection's two day meeting on National and International Developments in Radiation Protection where recent advances and their potential impact will be examined, along with developments in waste management, skills and training.

• DIARY NOTE pdf (20 April 2007)
  'National and International Developments in Radiation Protection'
  A Society for Radiological Protection two day meeting at Keele University, Staffs, Tuesday 24th & Wednesday 25th April 2007

• SRP2 (07)
  Sunbed Users Skin Cancer Risk Doubles or Triples in Ten Years
  Regular users of sunbeds now face an increased risk of developing skin cancer, according to Dr Harry Moseley of Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee. Dr Moseley is speaking to members of the Society for Radiological Protection today (Tuesday 30th January 2007) at their meeting on the EU Optical Radiation Safety Directive. He will present results from a survey in two local authority areas in Scotland; Perth and Kinross and the City of Dundee.

• SRP2 (06)
  Financial Costs versus Economic Value - measuring the effectiveness of nuclear site cleanup
  Professor Butler is giving the keynote talk today (Wednesday 1st November 2006) to the Society for Radiological Protection's meeting on Integrated Waste Strategy. He will cite many examples where government guidelines, for example for the valuation of health detriment, are exceeded by very large factors.

• SRP1 (06)
  Integrated Strategies for Managing Radioactive Waste
  A Society for Radiological Protection one day meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, on Wednesday 1st November 2006

• SRP2 (05)
  Spending to save lives - the radiation dilemma
  Most members of the public affected by radioactive discharges from nuclear plants receive an extremely small radiation dose - one that carries a correspondingly small risk of harm. Schemes put in place on the nuclear sites to further reduce the affects on the public may however be at expense of some increased dose to workers at these facilities. Decision making on how much to spend to protect both public and workers can be helped by placing a monetary value on radiation doses. The relative values that may be used are the subject of a keynote address today (13 June 2005) to the Society for Radiological Protection's Seventh International Symposium at City Hall, Cardiff, by Professor Gregg Butler of the University of Manchester and a director of Integrated Decision Making (IDM), a consortium of independent leading thinkers from industry and the environmental field.

  "In the past there has been a clear acceptance that higher doses, and hence higher risks, should attract multiplication factors when considering the value of spending to reduce discharges," explains Butler. "Collective doses are dominated by large populations receiving very low doses. Intuitively, at lower doses, lower monetary valuations apply."

• SRP1 (05)
  Cardiff to host international symposium on protection from radiation
  City Hall, Cardiff, is to be the venue for an important week-long international symposium on protection from radiation. The event has been organised by the Society for Radiological Protection, the UK's leading scientific society for radiation safety professionals. Taking place between the 12th and 17th of June 2005, around 250 delegates from 16 countries will address changes in the approach to radiation protection, particularly those arising from the inclusion of stakeholders in decision making about radioactive discharge management.

• SRP2 (03)
  Public Attitudes to Radioactive Waste Transport
  Two thirds of the British population do not trust the organisations involved in the transportation of radioactive waste. Almost 100 per cent think that the management of radioactive waste is an important issue for society and over 75 per cent are concerned about the direct personal impact of the issue on them and their family. In a talk presented at the Society for Radiological Protection's 'Transport Issues' meeting today (Thursday 16 October 2003) David Collier, Director of Faulkland Associates, an Oxford-based consultancy specialising in stakeholder engagement programmes and pressure group issues, said that trust remains the key.

• DIARY NOTE (2 October 2003)
  'Transport issues'
  A Society for Radiological Protection one-day meeting at the British Library,
  London, Thursday 16th October 2003

• SRP7 (02)
  Assessing health risks of exposure to radiation
  More accurate estimates of doses and health risks associated with occupational exposure to radiation can now be made thanks to the work of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Speaking at the Society for Radiological Protection's Internal Dosimetry conference at the British Library today (23 October 2002), John Stather, Deputy Director of the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), described how work carried out in recent years will improve the assessment for workers or members of the public who have swallowed radioactive materials or inhaled them after release into the atmosphere.

• SRP6 (02)
  Phantoms give a clearer picture of radiation effects
  A new generation of realistic models of the human body could give radiation scientists and medical workers a better view of how exposure to radiation affects different internal organs. These so-called "voxel phantoms" offer a new way to reveal the effects of radioactive particles that have been ingested or breathed in or otherwise entered the body.

• DIARY NOTE (Oct 2002)
  'Internal Dosimetry Meeting'
  A Society for Radiological Protection one-day meeting at the British Library,
  London, 23 October 2002

• SRP4 (02)
  The Society for Radiological Protection awards
  Dr Penelope Allisy-Roberts OBE has been awarded the Founders' Prize of the Society for Radiological Protection (SRP), and Dr John W Stather has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Society.

• SRP3 (02)
  Mobile mannequin will help protect aircraft workers
  A mobile mannequin that will help safety officers assess the electromagnetic threat to humans flying in or working around military aircraft is being designed for use at BAE SYSTEMS Elecromagnetic test facilities. The mannequin is one of a comprehensive range of techniques used, both for testing equipment and for protecting staff, to be described today (27 June) at the Society for Radiological Protection's meeting, 'Radio wave exposures' by Mr Chris Lane, Radiation Protection Officer at BAE Systems' Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire.

• SRP2 (02)
  Golden rules for a risky business?
  The siting of radio masts is a potentially controversial topic. How should businesses and professionals involved in this potentially controversial area try to steer a course in dealing with public perceptions of risk? Dr Simon Gerrard, a specialist in the perception of risk, based at the University of East Anglia, advocates the application of a set of 'golden rules' of communication. In a presentation today (27 June) at the Society for Radiological Protection's meeting on Radio wave exposures he will explain how these 'rules' might apply to the public's attitude to mobile phones and to the base stations - radio masts - needed to make the handsets usable.

• SRP1 (02)
  Mobile phone companies aim for green light
  A `traffic light` system that helps network operators assess how much consultation is needed when it comes to siting a new mobile phone mast plus training workshops for local authority officers and elected councillors are among the outcomes of a package of `Ten Commitments` to best practice developed by the UK's five biggest mobile phone network operators.

• DIARY NOTE (12 June 2002)

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