How radiation survey works

YOUR report headlined ‘British state agency wins Irish contract for Sellafield study’ (August 20) did not present all the facts with the result that it did not give a clear picture of the situation and I wish to allay any unnecessary concerns that may have resulted from it.

The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) carries out extensive monitoring of radioactivity in the food chain and the environment in fulfilment of its statutory obligation to “monitor activity or ionising radiation levels in anything in the State or in waters surrounding the State”.

Since the early 1980s, the RPII has undertaken a comprehensive monitoring programme to assess the impact of radioactivity in the environment on the Irish public.