Independent Nuclear Consultants

The United Nations (UN) sets CODEX Guideline Levels for radioactivity in food, for use in international trade. A recent tightening of the CODEX levels is likely to have some impact on European and US seafood export markets, particularly for countries that operate spent fuel reprocessing facilities that discharge low levels of plutonium into the sea. This submission to the UK Government's Food Standards Agency (FSA) explains the key business and radiation protection issues. Download Briefing Now