[ RadSafe ] NRC and SI Units

[Dukelow, James S Jr]

When I was working on the USDOE Basalt Waste Isolation Project in the late-mid-80's, all of our calculations/reports/etc. used SI units (with equivalent English units in parentheses).

Best regards.

Jim Dukelow
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
jim.dukelow at pnl.gov

These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my management or by the U.S. Department of Energy

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl on behalf of Harold Careway
Sent: Thu 7/5/2007 8:55 AM
To: sandyfl at cox.net; 'Jeff Terry'; 'radsafe Radsafe'
Subject: [ RadSafe ] NRC and SI Units
 
It's the old game of "do as I say and not as I do".
In 1995 GE was finishing off the SSAR (standard safety analysis report) for
the ABWR for final submission to the NRC.  Mid-1995 we received notice that
the report would not be acceptable unless it were in SI units which caused a
few months delay while it was converted and checked.  I continue to be
amazed that the regulatory authorities haven't converted even though they
demand that from others.

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