[ RadSafe ] Radiation Physics for Reporters

[Jean-Francois, Stephane]

Roger, your idea is very good, but investigative reporters and editors don't
have time to follow a course on Health Physics, Common Law, HAZMAT,
Constitution, Civilizations etc.

They should go back to THEIR OWN TRAINING and remember that they should
report FACTS. That means that they need to check and cross-check their
sources. But we all know that happy people have no history and good news
don't sell.


Stéphane Jean-François, Eng., CHP
Manager, Environmental and Health Physics services
Merck Frosst Canada
514-428-8695
514-428-8670
stephane_jeanfrancois at merck.com
www.merckfrosst.com


-----Message d'origine-----
De : radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] De la part
de Roger Helbig
Envoyé : Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:05 AM
À : ire-l
Cc : radsafelist
Objet : [ RadSafe ] Radiation Physics for Reporters


I had the following idea in response to a friend who is a Certified Health
Physicist

Nice to hear that the good guys win one .. the bad guys seem to score points
every day and the reporters seem to aid and abet them ..too bad that there
is no basic radiation physics class for reporters!

So before I throw that message in the file, I want to pass the idea on to
you working investigative reporters and editors

If there were reporters who expressed an interest in learning, I am sure
that some from the professional health physics community would be interested
in teaching them the basics about radiation physics ..

the following website triggered this idea ..

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov
/2006/E6-60.htm

"... the NMSS Director has determined that the Petitioner's requests for
licensees to report incidents and over-exposures to NRC, and to remediate
their facilities in accordance with current regulations, have been, in
effect, granted. The NMSS Director has also determined that Petitioner's
requests for modification and/or revocation of DU munition licenses, and for
the imposition of fines, are denied."



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