Members have never been drawn from the nuclear or electrical power supply industries.
[2] The committee offers independent advice to all government departments and devolved authorities, not just the health departments, and is responsible for assessing and advising them on the health effects of natural and man-made radiation.
[3] COMARE had produced fourteen reports on a wide range of radiation issues by 2011.
The Department of Health and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs asked COMARE to review the risks from internal radiation emitters and advise on any further research required.
[1] The following persons were on the panel[4] Chairman Professor Dudley Goodhead, MRC Radiation and Genome Stability Unit Members