Reports
Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) reports
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| RIFE 29 | 2024 |
| RIFE 28 (View accessible version) | 2023 |
| RIFE 27 | 2022 |
| RIFE 27 appendix | 2022 |
| RIFE 27 Errata | 2022 |
| RIFE 26 | 2021 |
| RIFE 26 appendix | 2021 |
| RIFE 26 Errata | 2021 |
| RIFE 25 | 2020 |
| RIFE 25 appendix | 2020 |
| RIFE 25 Errata | 2020 |
| RIFE 24 | 2019 |
| RIFE 24 appendix | 2019 |
| RIFE 24 Errata | 2019 |
| RIFE Trends Report 2004 - 2016 | 2019 |
| RIFE 23 | 2018 |
| RIFE 23 appendix | 2018 |
| RIFE 23 Errata | 2018 |
| RIFE 22 | 2017 |
| RIFE 22 preface - Gaelic translation | 2017 |
| RIFE Errata | 2017 |
| RIFE 22 appendix | 2017 |
| RIFE 21 | 2016 |
| RIFE 21 appendix | 2016 |
| RIFE 20 | 2015 |
| RIFE 20 appendix | 2015 |
| RIFE 19 | 2014 |
| RIFE 19 appendix | 2014 |
| RIFE 18 | 2013 |
| RIFE 18 appendix | 2013 |
| RIFE 17 | 2012 |
| RIFE 17 appendix | 2012 |
| RIFE 16 | 2011 |
| RIFE 16 appendix | 2011 |
| RIFE 15 | 2010 |
| RIFE 15 appendix | 2010 |
| RIFE summary 2004-2008 | 2010 |
Previous RIFE reports are available on request.
Habit surveys
| Radiological habits survey | Date |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 Habits Report | 2020 |
| Dounreay | 2018 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2017 |
| Hunterston | 2017 |
| Faslane | 2016 |
| Torness | 2016 |
| Chapelcross | 2015 |
| Rosyth | 2015 |
| Dounreay | 2013 |
| Hunterston | 2012 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2012 |
| Dalgety Bay | 2012 |
| Dunnet Bay | 2009 |
Previous habit surveys are available on request.
Monitoring and assessment reports
Radioactivity and Wind Farm Developments on peatlands
Published in July 2025
An assessment of the environmental radioactivity concentrations required to exceed statutory dose limits from a number of exposure pathways. Made in response to concerns regarding the impact of windfarm developments and the resuspension of Chernobyl radioactive contamination in peat soils.
Alienated Land Former RAF Kinloss: Part IIA Inspection and Risk Assessment report
Published in 2016
A report into alienated land that was previously part of RAF Kinloss. Includes monitoring data.
Summary of Scotland Fukushima monitoring
Published in 2011
A summary of environmental radioactivity monitoring data in Scotland as a result of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear incident following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in 2011.
Published in 2009
An assessment of the potential exposure pathways and radiation doses from the non-novel pathway of seaweed fertilising of allotments, with a focus on remote communities in Scotland.
Sellafield particles: A strategy for assessment of the potential impact in the Solway
Published in 2007
An assessment of the probability of encountering a Sellafield particle on beaches in South-West Scotland.