Welcome to our New Magazine It has been over 40 years since The Society for Radiological Protection last launched a publication - the much respected and peer-reviewed Journal of Radiological Protection . We knew from member feedback that there was a need for a publication aimed more at practitioners , and planning for Radiation Protection Today began a few months ago . Our vision is to produce a magazine which is interesting , informative and topical , and which reflects the diversity and interests of the radiation protection community . Each issue will have regular sections covering practical radiation protection issues , items of interest including Society activities , plus more light-hearted pages and a ' back to basics ' section , in addition to several feature articles . It will be made available as widely as possible , and we believe it will be of value throughout the radiation protection community and its allied fields , and indeed to anyone with an interest in the profession .

Putting together the first issue from scratch was always going to be a challenge , and we would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work and commitment which has made this possible . The Editorial Team are all volunteer SRP members from a range of sectors , scientific backgrounds and ages , helping to ensure that the magazine is representative of the profession . We also thank our advertisers ; their support for this new project is very much appreciated .

As with any new publication , there will always be areas for improvement , so we actively encourage you to get in touch with any suggestions for improvements , parts you have liked about the magazine and article suggestions . We also invite readers to ask or reply to questions on radiation protection issues via the ' Ask SRP ' section . Our address is RPToday @ srp-uk . org .

We hope you enjoy this Launch Issue of Radiation Protection Today and we welcome all feedback . By working together , and listening to your views , the aim is to see this magazine progress from strength to strength . Pete Bryant CRadP MSRP - SRP President Trevor Jones MSRP - Editor

4 About Radiation Protection Today 5 In The Hot Seat – Jim Thurston 8 COVID-19 : The Silver Lining 11 Ecology of Chernobyl 14 Ask SRP 15 The Rising Generations Group 16 Words from the Wise :

The Pochin Inquiry 1978 19 What ' s IRPA and Why is it Important ? 20 The Grove Centre 22 Specialist Spotlight : Lasers 24 Measurement Good Practice Guides and SRP 26 Lessons from History :

Airborne alpha contamination event

Latest from Legs and Regs 32 HSE Update 33 Radiaton Clicks : web resources 34 Recent SRP Events 35 Back to Basics pullout 37 Backscatter 38 The SRP Crossword

Editorial Team : Editor : Trevor Jones Deputy Editor : Steph Bloomer Team Members : Olly Caunt , Jennifer Humphries , Sheila Liddle , Maureen McQueen , Chris Perks , Neil Seymour , Gary Teague , Sam Watson , Helen Whitehead

Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers . No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written permission of the publishers .

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The Society for Radiological Protection is the UK ' s only professional society covering the entire field of radiation protection . Its objective is to promote the science and art of radiation protection and allied fields for the public benefit . Founded in 1963 , it was awarded a Royal Charter in 2007 and is the UK Associate Society affiliated to the International Radiation Protection Association .

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Cover photograph : The Ferris wheel at Pripyat ( Chris Spencer-Payne )

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