Why was the NRPB selected to carry out the NWTPS research?
The National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) had expertise in epidemiological research of radiation-exposed populations and, by its function, an interest in furthering the knowledge of health effects of human exposure to radiation. NRPB was a non-departmental public body, able to conduct research and to publish findings independently. The combination of the database, statistical and epidemiological expertise of the researchers with access to NRPB colleagues such as radiation physicists, chemists and biologists provided expertise that was able to cover the wide range of issues that were relevant to this research. The epidemiological researchers at HPA-CRCE (as NRPB has become) are also involved in other research including the largest study of UK radiation workers (the NRRW, the National Registry for Radiation Workers) and European and international studies of radiation workers.
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