Employee dose reduction at British Nuclear Fuels plc

Average workforce doses in uranium fuel fabrication plants are a small percentage (about 6% or 3 mSv pa) of UK regulatory limits. In uranium metal casting, and uranium oxide production plants, doses are somewhat higher that the average. Dose reduction methods have, however, resulted in these being reduced to 20%, or less, of the same limit. Major future investment should reduce doses in oxide production plants to about the current average level. (author)