[ RadSafe ] DOE warns CH2M Hill about exposure

[John Jacobus]

I guess it is always easy to consider that a
conspiracy is to blame for not getting your way.  I
guess it depends on what press releases you believe.

Yet, for all the whining, there is talk about new
nuclear reactors being built.  Maybe that is what we
should focus on.  
--- "Muckerheide, James" <jimm at WPI.EDU> wrote:

> Right Sandy, except of course this is solely the
> (intended) result of the
> LNT!  
> 
> The ignorance represented here is built into the
> policies and training of
> thousands people, in DOE, industry, NRC, etc., etc.,
> that any amount of
> radiation is harmful, and always a good excuse to
> exercise ever more costly
> and wasteful stupidity.  They are generally trained
> even to ignore anything
> from HPs and rad safety experts on the policy and
> process implications of
> incidents and events. 
> 
> This is no accident!  It is the explicit intent of
> the
> ICRP/NCRP/BEIR/EPA/NRC/DOE/FDA/NIOSH/ATSDR cabal rad
> protectionists to assure
> that the $100s billions being expended for "clean
> up" and controls will
> continue to feather the nests of the bureaucracies
> and industries, to which
> the HPs and other experts are minions to generate
> bureaucratic empires and
> profits, and then discarded.
> 
> Regards, Jim 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
> > Behalf Of Sandy Perle
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:11 PM
> > To: Susan Gawarecki; radsafe at radlab.nl
> > Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] DOE warns CH2M Hill about
> exposure
> > 
> > On 20 Jul 2005 at 18:37, Susan Gawarecki wrote:
> > 
> > > At the end of fiscal 2004, the employee's
> cumulative neutron dose was
> > > 274 millirem, a measurement of the potential
> biological effect on
> > > humans. DOE said proper safety steps weren't
> followed.
> > >
> > > The DOE-set limit is 500 millirem annually, but
> contractors strive to
> > > keep exposure lower. The average occupational
> dose from working at a
> > > DOE nuclear facility is 74 millirem.
> > 
> > > "Your investigation into the cause of the
> exposure revealed
> > > significant breakdowns in both work planning for
> the job evolution and
> > > in control of the neutron source," wrote Stephen
> Sohinki, director of
> > > the office, in the letter to CH2M Hill.
> > 
> > > "Typically, I would consider pursuing
> enforcement action for events
> > > involving such extensive and fundamental
> breakdowns," Sohinki wrote.
> > 
> > > "We have changed our procedures to make sure it
> will not happen
> > > again," CH2M Hill spokeswoman Joy Turner said.
> > >
> > > That includes tighter controls on who has access
> to radioactive
> > > material, more training and more specific work
> plans.
> > 
> > Shocking!  A total of 274 mrem cumulative neutron
> dose! This is
> > "obviously" a very serious issue, where the
> individual's very well
> > being is threatened! Will he survive? I certainly
> hope so. Perhaps
> > CH2M Hill management should contact REACTS to
> provide immediate
> > medical treatments to save this life, or prevent
> further
> > deterioration to his physical and mental health!
> > 
> > We can all debate LNT and its merits. However,
> when there is this
> > type of reaction from supposedly knowledgeable
> individuals, there is
> > no opportunity to debate the scientific facts.
> Here is a case where
> > an individual received a relatively small annual
> dose. It's
> > approximately 5% of the Annual Regulatory Dose
> Limit, yet we have
> > managers running around considering fining due to
> not following all
> > of the site SOPs. This is nothing more than "not
> paying attention to
> > details", if that. The dose is inconsequential.
> > 
> > As I have so often stated, WE are our own worse
> enemies. We don't
> > need to worry about intervenors, about
> anti-nuclear entities. We have
> > to worry about ourselves, our own industry, when
> we see such idiotic
> > actions taken as are stated in this news article.
> > 
> > I'm thrilled that I am nearing the end of my
> career in the nuclear
> > industry (not imminent) rather than just beginning
> it. That is why I
> > continue to recommend to students graduating to
> stay as far away from
> > this industry as they can. It's too damn risky ..
> and NOT from the
> > dose that they may receive. It's from management,
> regulators and
> > politicians.
> > 
> > -------------------------------------
> > Sandy Perle
> > Senior Vice President, Technical Operations
> > Global Dosimetry Solutions, Inc.
> > 2652 McGaw Avenue
> > Irvine, CA 92614
> > 
> > Tel: (949) 296-2306 / (888) 437-1714  Extension
> 2306
> > Fax:(949) 296-1144
> > 
> > E-Mail: sperle at dosimetry.com
> > E-Mail: sandyfl at earthlink.net
> > 
> > Global Dosimetry Website:
> http://www.dosimetry.com/
> > Personal Website: http://sandy-travels.com/
> > 
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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
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