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Deposited Paper HINF 2001/1138

Letter dated 11.05.2001 from Lewis Moonie MP to Iain Duncan Smith MP regarding the research MOD has undertaken on potential risks to tank crews of firing depleted uranium (DU) rounds and the remnants of DU left in the tank barrel and surrounding the tank after firings. Includes [1] DRPS Report No. 53/99: measurement of depleted uranium contamination in main battle tank gun barrels. Prepared by M Gooding, DERA Radiation Protection Services. 1999. [2] DRPS Report No. 8/99: radiological safety assessment charm3/challenger II du contamination trial - part 2: supplementary report to DRPS Report No. 50/98. Dated 20 January 1999. Prepared by K J Gibbs, DERA Radiation Protection Services. [3] DRPS Report No. 50/98: radiological safety assessment charm3/challenger II du contamination trial. Prepared by K J Gibbs and A G Anderson, DERA Radiation Protection Services. 1998. [4] DRPS Report No. 14/01: monitoring for depleted uranium contamination in main battle tank gun barrels at BVD Ashchurch. Prepared by M Gooding, DERA Radiation Protection Services. 2001. [5] DERA range trial - KT2070/99: trials date: 1 Mar 00 (unclassified). By I Huggett. September 2000. [6] DRPS Report 16/96: charm 3 ammunition in tank radiation trial. By M F Slater. 1996. MOD 2001.