2016 Dose Data from the Fixed Point Surveillance Network

The Fixed Point Surveillance (FPS) network monitors public radiation dose due to radioactive materials in the atmosphere. The FPS network is used primarily to measure the external dose from three noble gases in particular; Argon-41, Xenon-133 and Xenon-135, as well as the total combined external dose from all sources, measured as Total Air KERMA.

For all of the tables on this page, the following definitions apply:

nGy (nanoGray)

A Gray (Gy) is a standard unit of measurement for radiation dose, defined as 1 Joule of energy deposited per kilogram of matter. A nanoGray (nGy) is 1x10 -6 milliSieverts (mSv) and it is a much more common unit of measure for these types of very low doses.

KERMA (Kinetic Energy Released in Matter)

In this case the 'Total Air KERMA' refers to the radiation dose from all external gamma sources, not just from the three noble gases Argon-41, Xenon-133 and Xenon-135. This includes natural background radiation as well, such as from mineral deposits in the ground or radon gas in the air.

(hyphen)

The system has a limit on the amount of low-level radiation it can reliably detect and use to calculate a monthly dose and the hyphens represent any data which falls below this detection limit. The minimum detectable dose for the three noble gases being monitored are ...

  • 6 nGy/month for Argon-41
  • 3 nGy/month for Xenon-133
  • 3 nGy/month for Xenon-135

These detection limits are well below the acceptable public dose limit of 1 mSv/year as published by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in their Radiation Protection Regulations.

(x)

The dose data for this month was not collected due to a problem with the equipment or data transfer.


Please click on a system name below to navigate directly to that system's data table.

The tables below show the most recent dose data available from the FPS network. Data is normally updated quarterly. (Last update: January 31, 2017).

Gentilly system - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
La Prade Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16656 14718 15648 18289 19543 19131 19983 20149 19449 20740 19308 18157
Port Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
8154 7024 6610 8102 8876 9119 9819 9864 9615 10521 9488 9109
Victoriaville Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16684 16624 17745 18498 19852 19396 20377 20438 19678 21041 19132 18459
Trois Rivières Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
9266 7769 7390 10838 12364 12364 13097 13157 12792 13862 12758 11636
Québec City Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
7916 6780 6891 7777 8700 8668 9109 9315 9007 9652 8897 7865
Bruce system- 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Site Boundary Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13618 13066 15770 15559 16934 16983 18512 18482 17263 17758 17211 16016
Scott Point Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
10280 9642 11127 10744 11500 11510 12753 13352 12400 12850 12504 12257
Kincardine Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
11678 11156 12711 12173 13000 12748 13633 13921 13234 13649 13351 13080
Inverhuron Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
11981 10988 12888 12469 13482 13247 14139 14645 14011 14665 14224 13872
Port Elgin Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
9843 9805 12402 12178 12752 12541 13339 13779 12996 13427 13282 12876
Infocentre Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17894 17885 20117 19653 21107 21833 23803 23643 22421 23104 22063 20549
Tiverton Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13777 13360 16466 16521 17984 17768 19163 19389 18222 18785 18225 15960
Shore Road Argon-41 - - - - - - x - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - x - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - x - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
10878 9970 11940 11904 12608 12697 x 14713 13415 14232 13549 13666
Greater Toronto Area/Lake Ontario system - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Scarborough Argon-41 - - - - - 6 7 - - - 11 -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
11643 10530 11524 10798 11540 11320 12276 12355 12105 12508 12217 12196
Bowmanville Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16421 15429 17060 16483 17581 17670 18728 18820 18289 18880 17849 17175
Resources Road Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
9282 8384 9142 8588 9369 9347 10171 10330 10047 10238 10068 9508
St. Clair Avenue East Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
12532 11310 12195 11655 12404 12260 13184 13208 12819 13387 12855 12709
Pickering Argon-41 - - - 8 31 52 15 36 13 11 13 19
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15901 14624 15941 15310 16382 16316 17449 17425 17052 17473 16763 16280
Oshawa Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13411 12322 13510 12926 13791 13722 14619 14594 14164 14655 14055 13697
Markham Argon-41 - - - - - 6 - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15833 14710 16001 15357 16483 16340 17443 17396 17288 17574 16925 16368
Ajax Argon-41 19 10 10 9 31 32 33 28 16 13 46 93
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
20557 18911 20445 19854 21557 22694 24774 24099 23477 24196 22736 22195
Port Hope Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18772 17701 19326 18614 19886 20061 21754 22113 20942 21281 19747 19725
Hamilton Argon-41 706 430 469 204 322 462 531 642 679 718 1449 533
Xenon-133 24 77 54 18 27 27 84 58 28 32 19 8
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
21623 19720 20557 19474 20605 20019 20925 20933 20581 20616 20921 20267
Kingston Argon-41 x x x x x x x x x x x -
Xenon-133 x x x x x x x x x x x -
Xenon-135 x x x x x x x x x x x -
Total Air
KERMA
x x x x x x x x x x x 12862
St. Catharines Argon-41 x x x x x x x x x x - -
Xenon-133 x x x x x x x x x x - -
Xenon-135 x x x x x x x x x x - -
Total Air
KERMA
x x x x x x x x x x 11023 10831
Darlington Perimeter System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Blue Circle Cement Argon-41 - - - 7 - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13748 12772 14226 13758 14826 14848 15946 16082 15620 16212 15085 14509
Bowmanville Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16657 15592 17239 16776 18001 18389 19682 19646 19283 19935 18577 17544
South Service Road East Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17489 16609 18575 18294 19741 20273 21756 21715 21217 21907 20460 18832
Solina Road Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15737 14787 16528 16041 17329 17622 18844 18723 18263 18878 17587 15366
Osborne Road Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13940 13020 14503 14072 15012 15082 16083 16139 15687 16281 15334 14921
Courtice Treatment Plant Argon-41 6 - 6 - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16798 15383 16990 16500 15012 17968 19167 19010 18481 19084 17918 17316
Holt Road Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16295 15291 16872 16694 18966 19308 20377 20417 20020 20472 19003 17484
Pickering Perimeter System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Montgomery Road Argon-41 198 144 244 136 474 517 708 470 197 246 330 629
Xenon-133 5 4 6 4 11 13 15 9 4 5 7 13
Xenon-135 4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
14672 13450 14749 14351 15934 16607 18533 17879 17159 17781 16512 15377
Kinsmen Park Argon-41 53 39 39 37 239 498 448 346 306 211 149 161
Xenon-133 5 - - - 5 10 8 6 7 5 4 9
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
14849 13551 14888 14305 15748 16684 18045 17712 17476 18043 16625 16021
Liverpool Road Argon-41 31 24 32 45 138 183 134 180 52 93 104 62
Xenon-133 - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
14634 13267 14539 14029 15046 15447 16723 16552 16385 17007 15882 15279
East Boundary Argon-41 218 78 81 43 201 186 215 185 82 88 285 698
Xenon-133 4 - - - 5 4 5 4 - - 7 12
Xenon-135 9 3 - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
19980 18232 19858 19424 20903 21215 23009 22297 21669 22423 21231 20312
Central Maintenance Argon-41 59 62 90 71 524 734 760 598 273 360 184 97
Xenon-133 3 - - - 13 18 17 14 6 9 - 4
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
11298 10316 11387 10980 12122 12536 13700 13285 12715 13262 12428 11787
Beachpoint Promenade Argon-41 13 23 38 52 144 101 117 103 47 118 107 66
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - 3 - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
11272 10141 11139 10704 11450 11294 12095 12203 11859 12394 11782 11360
CMS Storage Yard Argon-41 133 92 319 197 720 927 1256 751 281 395 375 246
Xenon-133 4 - 8 6 19 26 34 19 8 10 9 6
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
9304 8403 9286 8713 9844 10055 11134 10780 10147 10760 10527 10566
Alex Robertson Road Argon-41 62 49 39 38 211 320 298 302 207 157 151 169
Xenon-133 5 - 3 - 5 7 7 8 5 6 4 9
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18494 16753 18924 18568 20048 21002 23531 23069 22794 23565 21628 19767
Ottawa Valley System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Chapeau Argon-41 110 269 12 112 89 180 80 252 36 69 108 31
Xenon-133 - 7 - 5 4 9 12 7 - - - -
Xenon-135 3 - - - 9 37 15 - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15394 12389 13818 18470 21265 21743 23048 23539 22168 22473 20848 18549
Chalk River Argon-41 38 213 260 494 385 452 170 396 26 111 32 43
Xenon-133 - 7 7 21 7 8 4 24 5 3 - -
Xenon-135 - - 5 8 3 4 - 117 6 - - -
Total Air
KERMA
27391 21694 25640 29296 33051 32313 33415 34343 32505 33362 30961 28801
Deep River Argon-41 2219 1556 662 1052 1235 477 422 2112 1018 1614 874 x
Xenon-133 63 50 23 39 36 26 31 66 33 44 22 x
Xenon-135 15 41 5 3 11 59 63 56 3 23 - x
Total Air
KERMA
27352 22802 23344 27090 30876 30086 31402 33303 30669 32175 29030 x
Ottawa Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
8913 8114 9742 10505 11229 11149 11823 12093 11592 12177 11125 10565
Petawawa Argon-41 130 124 172 208 158 234 54 100 170 104 82 49
Xenon-133 5 4 4 10 5 7 2 3 4 - - -
Xenon-135 - - - 11 5 5 4 - 4 - - -
Total Air
KERMA
14456 11762 14391 18095 20372 21935 24414 25521 24782 25272 22509 18484
Sheenboro Argon-41 248 867 84 383 473 753 254 600 302 270 488 205
Xenon-133 11 30 7 16 23 37 37 18 10 8 12 6
Xenon-135 15 4 24 6 17 78 39 2 - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18321 15648 16787 21854 24445 24600 25439 26039 24709 25264 23017 19915
Westmeath Argon-41 30 41 - 52 25 29 - 64 22 21 42 17
Xenon-133 - - - 3 - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - 22 - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17732 14449 14903 19248 23461 23739 25022 26083 24237 24392 22124 19722
Regional System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Amherstburg Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
16561 15038 16380 15711 17079 17658 18343 18517 18228 18231 17312 16305
Vancouver Argon-41 - - - - 33 46 55 44 45 21 29 -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
14308 12717 13607 12942 13829 13438 14015 14058 13706 14166 14355 12744
Yellowknife Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17377 14637 15033 16092 27104 26824 28529 28479 27415 27629 24892 21396
Regina Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18408 16413 17838 17277 19013 18313 19422 19641 19420 19790 19166 18073
Calgary Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13106 12261 13435 13069 13713 13299 14181 14422 13392 14894 13893 13581
Winnipeg Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13326 11761 13027 13073 13802 13446 14102 14506 13820 14526 14687 13360
Thunder Bay Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15214 13594 14657 14378 15487 15516 15873 16311 15889 16059 17192 15993
Montréal Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
12706 12026 13057 12838 13321 13149 13678 14003 13368 14621 13438 13636
Charlottetown Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
15038 13650 15163 15076 15716 15314 16355 16394 15835 16261 15543 15374
St. John's Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18586 18268 19902 19399 20635 20047 20959 20999 20371 20967 20228 19893
Whitehorse Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
23141 19370 20823 25646 27191 26575 27961 27993 27044 28884 26225 25021
Iqaluit Argon-41 - - - - - - x x - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - x x - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - x x - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
19118 15986 14092 12018 14810 27003 x x 31739 31538 23118 17001
Resolute Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13249 12030 12664 11996 12378 13888 17650 17918 16237 15416 13797 13404
Haida Gwaii Argon-41 x x x x - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 x x x x - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 x x x x - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
x x x x 16736 16519 17428 18268 16204 16980 16164 16356
Point Lepreau System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Lighthouse Argon-41 - - 7 - - - - 40 - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
22702 21637 24160 23925 24863 24555 25651 26213 25715 25947 24897 24978
Digby Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
35533 33585 36242 35203 36468 35416 37038 37042 35906 37206 35860 36812
Dipper Harbour Argon-41 - - - - - - - - 8 - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
24940 22984 27015 27133 29132 29047 29066 29899 29336 29715 29489 28481
Emergency Centre Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
33322 26067 38494 42413 44127 43154 45068 45374 43906 44923 43242 37393
Saint John Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
23461 22075 23491 22991 23534 22899 23976 23858 23248 24019 23344 24061
Welch Cove Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - x
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - x
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - x
Total Air
KERMA
14109 13277 15208 15262 15979 15921 16509 17145 17110 17201 16476 x
Kingston Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17015 16361 18653 18199 18793 18308 19333 19297 18756 19408 18780 18847
Vancouver Island System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Saanich Argon-41 x - - - - - - - - - - x
Xenon-133 x - - - - - - - - - - x
Xenon-135 x - - - - - - - - - - x
Total Air
KERMA
x 8922 9404 9199 9846 9473 9894 10111 9653 10035 9489 x
Metchosin Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
17300 15840 16891 16462 17515 17086 17821 18049 17426 18066 17249 17883
Victoria Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
7810 7026 7441 7129 7450 7092 7371 7498 7295 7896 7569 8038
Nanaimo Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
13635 12116 13123 12527 13059 12426 13009 13117 12770 13727 13205 13487
Sidney Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
12101 10687 11393 11291 12395 12063 12640 12985 12320 12569 11716 12240
Halifax System - 2016
Dose Data (nGy/month)
Station Nuclide JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
West Street Argon-41 - - - - - - - - x x x x
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - x x x x
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - x x x x
Total Air
KERMA
23491 23122 25420 24809 25942 25108 26149 26016 x x x x
Dartmouth Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
18978 19353 21285 20921 21660 21098 22376 22575 21941 22166 21324 21719
Cole Harbour Road Argon-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-133 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Xenon-135 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Air
KERMA
19053 19725 21658 21202 22066 21427 22907 23207 22483 22607 21697 21804

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