[ RadSafe ] The Fukushima 50: Not afraid to die - CBS Evening News

[Tony Woodcock]

My opinion only,

What is needed are "boots on the ground" radiation safety/HP technician
types with competence in high risk environments to perform sampling/surveys
and report on air/surface concentrations and ambient dose rates.  These
techs can safely/accurately gather/report the data, provide it to the
appropriate experts who then can provide a fully informed rational
assessment of the hazards to the public and protective actions that may be
prudent.
Mobile decontamination units, count labs and WBC's would also be very useful
now and in the near term future.
I wish only the best for all those currently working to stabilize these
facilities.  Conditions are very difficult for them.
Regards,
Tony Woodcock RRPT

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That's why I tried to emphasize *workers*, to emphasize workers that are
trained, tested and certified to don and doff Anti-C's, waterproofs,
respirators, et cetera for working in contaminated work areas.

I would imagine that these workers will have to be somewhat competent
(IOW trained, tested, certified) at evaluating and controlling their
exposure, working, as they will be, with a much reduced and damaged
physical infrastructure, a foreign regulatory infrastructure and in a
foreign language.

 Doug Huffman
 Shift Test Engineer
 CNSY C.2340X *retired*
 http://www.navsea.navy.mil/shipyards/norfolk/nnsy/NuclearTED.aspx
 Washington Island
 Wisconsin

On 3/16/2011 11:27, Jeff Terry wrote:
> Fox News reports that 1000 GE engineers are on the way to Japan. I expect
> that the call for volunteers has already gone out.
> 
> I expect that many in the US would be willing to go. 
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> Jeff Terry
> Asst. Professor of Physics
> Life Science Bldg Rm 166
> Illinois Institute of Technology
> 3101 S. Dearborn St. 
> Chicago IL 60616
> 630-252-9708
> terryj at iit.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 16, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Doug Huffman wrote:
> 
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/15/eveningnews/main20043554.shtml
> 
> When and if the call for volunteer radiation *workers* goes out, I
> wonder who will respond?  Will the towers of academe lose their ballast
> and float ethereally away.
> 
> Doug Huffman
> Shift Test Engineer
> CNSY C.2340X *retired*
> http://www.navsea.navy.mil/shipyards/norfolk/nnsy/NuclearTED.aspx
> Washington Island
> Wisconsin
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