255 



What volume has been dumped in that site, and how does it 

 compare with what we know, for example, has been dumped off our 

 own shores? 



Mr. Brown. Well, I do not know what in fact has been dumped 

 off our own shores, but with respect to 



Mr. Studds. Neither do we, incidentally. 



Mr. Brown. So I gather. For example, I have some figures from 

 IMCO that cover 1978, and the totals run upwards of 8,000 metric 

 tons by the four countries named. With a radioactivity level of, I 

 guess it is 43,000 curies, that is beta gamma, you have an alpha 

 count of 1,000 plus, and tritium of 36,000 curies. We could get you a 

 complete — probably a more Complete list. It will take some time, 

 because IMCO is the body that keeps the records on this. 



Mr. Studds. I am sorry to hear this. I would appreciate that very 

 much, if we could do that for the record. 



Mr. Brown. I will see what we can get. 



[The following was received for the record:] 



TABLE 1.— SUMMARY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DUMPED AT THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC SITE FOR 



THE LAST 3 YEARS 



1978 



1979' 



1980 



Total weight (metric tons). 



Radioactivity (curies): 



Beta/gamma excluding tritium . 



Tritium 



Alpha 



Total. 



'Data not yet available. 

 Source: IMCO. 



TABLE 2.— 1978. ORIGIN OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DUMPED AT THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC SITE 



Radioactivity of wastes— curies 



Country 



!!!^rfr\7n. Beta/GamiTia 

 "^^'^'i^ '""5 (excluding Tritium 



tritium) 



Alpha 



1. Joint operation: 



Belgium 1,083 611 



Netherlands 1,562 1,065 472 5 



Switzerland 733 4,072 390 27 



2. Belgium 2,588 660 3,051 255 



3. United Kingdom 2,080 36,607 32,700 814 



Total 8,046 43,015 36,613 1,101 



Source: IMCO. 



TABLE 3.— 1979. ORIGIN OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DUMPED AT THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC SITE 



Radioactivity of wastes— curies 



Country 



Weight- 

 metric tons 



Beta/Gamma 

 (excluding 

 tritium) 



Tritium 



Alpha 



1. United Kingdom. 



2,014 



40,091 



40,991 



1,381 



Note— data for other countries not yet available. 

 Source: IMCO. 



