[ RadSafe ] Radioactive Material, Commerce, and DOT Regulations

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

>From the article: "Readings had shown some of the exhibits had a
radiation level of 60 microsieverts - compared to the museum's benchmark
figure of one."

1 mSv - 0.1 mrem - per unspecified time unit (but in context it looks
like it might be a year).  What an absurd standard.  If I had a meter on
which the needle wasn't swinging 0.1 mrem/hr I would check to make sure
it was on.  

>From the quotes it appears as if the reporter, or judge, or likely both,
didn't understand the difference between activity and dose.  

Sigh.  

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of Earley, Jack N
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:13 AM
To: parthasarathy k s; mccarn at unileoben.ac.at; Scott Davidson;
edmond0033
Cc: Don Jordan; radsafe
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive Material, Commerce, and DOT
Regulations

See this link for the story

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1173070.stm

 
Jack Earley
Health Physicist
509.372.9532

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
Behalf Of parthasarathy k s
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:29 PM
To: mccarn at unileoben.ac.at; Scott Davidson; edmond0033
Cc: Don Jordan; radsafe
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive Material, Commerce, and DOT
Regulations

Friends,

There was one instance of prosecution  of the staff  of a museum in
London for exhibiting a geological sample   which caused an exposure
rate above allowable  limit in the public domain . I do not have details
of  the case. Any one in the radsafe list from the UK may be able to
explain.

Regards
K.S.Parthasarathy

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