CERRIE was an independent Committee established by the UK Government in 2001, following concerns about the risks of internal radiation. The Committee operated between October 2001 and October 2004.

Although the Committee was set up and sponsored by two UK Government departments, DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and DH (Department of Health), it operated completely independently of them. Its Final Report was not vetted by any Government agency.


Mr Richard Bramhall

Richard Bramhall is Secretary of the Low Level Radiation Campaign, an NGO dedicated to publicising the problematic nature of currently accepted models of radiation risk at low dose, and lobbying for a reassessment of radioactive emissions the health effects of which are currently perceived as "trivial" and the risks "acceptable". He has worked on this project since 1993.

Originally trained at the Royal College of Music from 1966 - 1969 he went on to be sub-principal double bass player in the orchestra of the Royal Opera House and then in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra before abandoning contract work in favour of freelance employment with the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and many others.

Now retired from music, Bramhall considers that his value to the present Working Group is that of an informed non-scientist with a considerable track record of reporting developments in the field of radiation protection to an actively interested constituency of policy makers, journalists and members of the public both in the UK and abroad.

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