[ RadSafe ] Atomic Man still has lessons to teach after 35 years

[Bair, William (CONTR)]

He could do that with a portable alpha monitor (PAM), too.

Bill Bair, Sr. Scientist
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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Cary Renquist
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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Atomic Man still has lessons to teach after 35 years

Atomic Man still has lessons to teach after 35 years | Tri-City Herald -
The News Tribune
http://j.mp/nGc7cC

Thirty-five years after Hanford's "Atomic Man" was sprayed with
americium in the nuclear reservation's worst radioactive accident, the
case still has lessons for workers at the Department of Energy's nuclear
complex.

I had forgotten about McCluskey...  
I just remember seeing film of him demonstrating his ability to get a
good Zzzzzzz out of a GM meter.

I didn't realize that he was kept in isolation for so long.


Cary
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Cary.renquist at ezag.com
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