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Cefas contract report C7325 Radiological Habits Survey: Devonport, 2017 Environment Report RL 10/18 This page has been intentionally left blank Environment Report RL 10/18 Radiological Habits Survey: Devonport, 2017 K.J. Moore, F.J. Clyne, B.J. Greenhill and K. Clarke 2018 The work described in this report was carried out under contract to the Environment Agency, the Food Standards Agency and the Office for Nuclear Regulation. Cefas contract C7325 FSA Project FS131008 Cefas Document Control Radiological Habits Survey: Devonport, 2017 Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency and Office for Nuclear Submitted to: Regulation Date submitted: 13/04/2018 Project Manager: Victoria Ly Report compiled by: Katie Moore Quality control by: Neil Edwards Approved by & date: Fiona Clyne 13/04/2018 Version: Final Version Control History Author Date Comment Version Sent to FSA, EA and K. Moore 28/12/2017 Draft 1 ONR for comments. Revised and sent to K. Moore 09/03/2018 FSA, EA and ONR for Draft 2 comments. All amendments K. Moore 13/04/2018 Final completed This report should be cited as: Moore, K.J., Clyne, F.J., Greenhill, B.J., and Clarke, K. 2018. Radiological Habits Survey: Devonport, 2017. RL 10/18. Cefas, Lowestoft A copy can be obtained by downloading from the Cefas website: www.cefas.co.uk © Crown copyright, 2018 Page 2 of 77 Radiological Habits Survey: Devonport, 2017 CONTENTS KEY POINTS .......................................................................................................................................... 7 SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................. 9 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.1 Regulatory framework ........................................................................................................... 16 1.2 Radiological protection framework ........................................................................................ 17 2 THE SURVEY ............................................................................................................................... 19 2.1 Site activity ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 Survey objectives .................................................................................................................. 19 2.3 Survey areas ......................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 1. The Devonport aquatic survey area .............................................................................. 22 Figure 2. The Devonport terrestrial and direct radiation survey areas ......................................... 23 2.4 Conduct of the survey ........................................................................................................... 24 3 METHODS FOR DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 27 3.1 Data recording and presentation ........................................................................................... 27 3.2 Data conversion .................................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Rounding and grouping of data ............................................................................................. 28 Table A. Names of age groups and range of ages within each age group ................................... 28 3.4 Approaches for the identification of high rates ...................................................................... 29 3.5 Profiles of habits survey data for use in total dose assessments ......................................... 30 3.6 Data quality ........................................................................................................................... 30 4 AQUATIC RADIATION PATHWAYS ........................................................................................... 32 4.1 Aquatic survey area .............................................................................................................. 32 Figure 3. Cawsand ......................................................................................................................... 33 Figure 4. Torpoint with Devonport in the background .................................................................... 34 Figure 5. Saltash Waterside .......................................................................................................... 35 Figure 6. Riverside ......................................................................................................................... 36 Figure 7. River Plym ...................................................................................................................... 37 Figure 8. Mount Batten Breakwater ............................................................................................... 38 Figure 9. Jennycliff Bay ................................................................................................................. 38 4.2 Commercial fisheries ............................................................................................................. 39 4.3 Destination of seafood originating from the aquatic survey area .......................................... 40 4.4 Hobby fishing and angling and non-commercial shellfish collection ..................................... 40 4.5 Local sewage treatment works .............................................................................................. 40 4.6 Wildfowling ............................................................................................................................ 41 4.7 Other pathways ..................................................................................................................... 41 4.8 Food consumption data ......................................................................................................... 42 Table B. Summary of adults’ consumption rates of foods from the aquatic survey area .............. 42 Table C. Summary of children’s consumption rates of foods from the aquatic survey area ......... 44 4.9 Intertidal occupancy .............................................................................................................. 44 Table D. Summary of adults’ intertidal occupancy rates .............................................................. 45 Table E. Summary of children’s and infants’ intertidal occupancy rates ...................................... 46 4.10 Gamma dose rate measurements......................................................................................... 46 Table F. Summary of gamma dose rate measurements taken over intertidal substrates ............ 47 4.11 Handling of fishing gear and sediment .................................................................................. 47 Table G. Summary of adults’ handling rates of fishing gear and sediment .................................. 48 Table H. Summary of children’s handling rates of sediment ........................................................ 48 4.12 Exposure to liquid sewage sludge and dried sewage sludge ............................................... 48 4.13 Water based activities ........................................................................................................... 49 Page 3 of 77 CONTENTS 5 TERRESTRIAL RADIATION PATHWAYS .................................................................................. 51 5.1 Terrestrial survey area .......................................................................................................... 51 5.2 Destination of food originating from the terrestrial survey area ............................................ 52 5.3 The potential transfer of contamination off-site by wildlife .................................................... 52 5.4 Food consumption data ......................................................................................................... 52 Table I. Summary of adults’ consumption rates of foods from the terrestrial survey area ............ 53 Table J. Summary of children’s and infants’ consumption rates of foods from the terrestrial survey area .................................................................................................................................... 54 6 DIRECT RADIATION PATHWAYS .............................................................................................. 55 6.1 Direct radiation survey area .................................................................................................. 55 6.2 Residential activities .............................................................................................................. 55 6.3 Leisure and educational activities ......................................................................................... 56 6.4 Commercial activities ............................................................................................................ 56 6.5 Occupancy rates ................................................................................................................... 57 Table K. Summary of direct radiation occupancy rates ................................................................ 57 6.6 Gamma dose rate measurements........................................................................................