[ RadSafe ] Improper Application of ALARA TOO HARSH A CRITICISM OF GOVT OFFICIALS!!

[Clayton J Bradt]

Parthasarathy,

Harsh, yes - but not thoughtless. I too, am a government employee. I 
merely report what I have seen over the past 25 years. By the way, I did 
not intend to single out government officials for criticism. Surely the 
same selection processes shape the upper echelons of any organization. [ 
Anyone who followed the hearings into the Challenger disaster, or the 
recent hearings relating to JP Morgan-Chase's gambling derivatives trading 
losses can see the same traits in corporate executives.) But in the 
present case, it is government officials who would have to make the 
decision so I confined my remarks to them. 

Clayton 


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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:25:07 +0000 (GMT)
From: parthasarathy k s <ksparth at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Improper Application of ALARA f TOO HARSH A
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Clayton J. Bradt,

I believe that this is true of any one, whether in Government sector or 
private sector. Too harsh and a bit thoughtless criticism of Government 
officials is unfair. I was a Government servant for 40 years. I had 
occasion to take and enforce harsh decisions as a regulator.Not willing to 
stick the neck out is a general pattern behavior. You get support if you 
take decisions logically and follow it up with diligence

Regards
Parthasarathy?