Radiation survey: a question of confidence

I READ with interest Caroline O’Doherty’s feature piece (August 20) on the award to a British state agency of the contract to survey Louth and Dublin for possible exposure to sea-based anthropogenic radiation.

There are consistent calls from both supporters and opponents of nuclear power for an open, public, rational and informed debate.

The results of the studies arising out of this survey could form an important part of the informed debate.