[ RadSafe ] Re: EC tender for new dosimeter and servicesrecommendations

[Muckerheide, Jim (CDA)]

Dimiter,

I suppose that's true.  As the saying goes:  

"I get more cynical every day - but it's so hard to keep up..." :-)

Regards, Jim 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl 
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Dimiter Popoff
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:54 AM
> To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Re: EC tender for new dosimeter and 
> servicesrecommendations
> 
> 
> Jim,
> 
> > Will this be just another effort to politically ratchet up the
> > regulations and costs for "radiation protection" (including standard
> > bureaucratic fear-mongering) or an opportunity to apply advanced
> > technology to improve the balance between rad protection costs and
> > benefits for dosimeters and services?
> 
> I think neither. Sounds like some "right" company has a new 
> model which
> may or may not be working, but has to be guaranteed some "sales".
> My guess is even you won't believe how impossible it is to be
> sufficiently cynic dealing with that kind of organizations.... :-)
> 
> Dimiter
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Dimiter Popoff               Transgalactic Instruments
> 
> http://www.tgi-sci.com
> ------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:56:24 -0400
> > From: "Muckerheide, Jim  \(CDA\)" <Jim.Muckerheide at state.ma.us>
> > To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> > Cc: rad-sci-l at wpi.edu, Rad_Sci_Health at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [ RadSafe ] EC tender for new dosimeter and 
> services recommendations
> > 
> > Friends,
> > 
> > Will this be just another effort to politically ratchet up the
> > regulations and costs for "radiation protection" (including standard
> > bureaucratic fear-mongering) or an opportunity to apply advanced
> > technology to improve the balance between rad protection costs and
> > benefits for dosimeters and services?
> > 
> > Regards, Jim Muckerheide
> > ====================
> > 
> > Tender: Establishing European technical recommendations for 
> monitoring
> > individuals exposed to external radiation
> > [Date: 2006-09-20]
> > The European Commission's Directorate General for Energy 
> and Transport
> > has issued a call for tenders for the establishment of European
> > technical recommendations for monitoring individuals 
> exposed to external
> > radiation. 
> > 
> > Workers occupationally exposed to ionising radiation are 
> monitored by
> > the use of individual dosimeters. The respective radiation 
> monitoring
> > recording and reporting systems have to fulfil specific requirements
> > concerning accuracy, performance and uncertainty. In this 
> context, the
> > European Commission issued in 1994 technical recommendations for
> > monitoring individuals exposed to external radiation (Radiation
> > protection series No 73). In view of the rapid 
> technological development
> > of radiation monitoring systems, these technical 
> recommendations need to
> > be revised. The aim of this study contract is to establish 
> new technical
> > recommendations, taking into consideration particularly the 
> development
> > and introduction of electronic personal dosimeters EPD and 
> computerised
> > national dose register. The technical recommendations are 
> addressed to
> > Member State regulatory bodies aimed at laying down 
> European wide common
> > criteria for approval of dosimeters and dosimeter services. 
> The document
> > also forms the basis for a mandate to CEN/CENELEC and ISO for
> > establishing European and International norms and standards for
> > dosimeter systems.
> > For further information, please contact: 
> > 
> > European Commission 
> > Directorate-General for Energy and Transport 
> > Radioprotection Unit (H4) 
> > Attn: Mr Stefan Mundigl 
> > Office EUFO 4154 
> > L-2920 Luxembourg 
> > Tel: +352 43 0135026. 
> > Fax: +352 43 0134646. 
> > E-mail: Contact
> > 
> <http://cordis.europa.eu.int/MailAnon/index.cfm?fuseaction=Hid
ing.Postal
>
Form&address=00530074006500660061006e002e004d0075006e006400690067006c004
> 000650063002e006500750072006f00700061002e006500750020000d>  
> 
> 
> To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web
> address: 
> http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:187997-2006:TEXT:EN:HTML
> Remarks: The deadline for requesting tender documents is 30 October
> 2006. 
> The deadline for submitting tender documents is 3 November 2006. 
> 
> Before contacting the Commission, tenderers are strongly advised to
> consult the original call text in the Official Journal of the European
> Union at the reference below.
> Category: Calls
> Data Source Provider: Official Journal of the European Union
> Document Reference: OJ No S- 177-187997 of 16 September 2006
> Subject Index: Medicine, Health; Radiation Protection; Measurement
> Methods 
> RCN: 26378


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