[ RadSafe ] Adopting the International System of Units for Radiation Measurements in the United States

[Jay Cafasso]

John et al,

Allow me add my devalued two cents. You nuke-eaters need to focus and
maintain professional protocols. None of you should worry about public
perceptions. Basically it does not matter whether if 1 Curie or 3.7 e10
Bq's sound more or less threatening to the general public.

If we have a radiology or nuclear event and it will not matter minor or
major. Once the press locks onto the dreaded "R" word, pigs will fly F-35s.
The best that one can hope for is that some of you nuke-eaters can become
TeeVvvv viewer friendly and do the Common Core math thingy and break it
down simply for the masses.

One of the big issues in my opinion that adds to the public's
misperceptions is the loss of worldly medical physician in the areas of
radiation health effects. Yes many trained, few, very few worldly. This to
includes the National Labs. Both a blessing and a curse.

Unfortunately, the public does not trust so the job of PIO is one I would
not envy at all. But none of this should matter when it comes standardizing.

On another note, I would love to see how this drill works out. Wonder how
the Drills PIO is making out?

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On Sep 13, 2016 06:11, "Dixon, John E. (CDC/ONDIEH/NCEH)" <gyf7 at cdc.gov>
wrote:

> As CHP, I am comfortable with SI units. But we must remember that the
> general public is NOT comfortable with the topic of radiation as a whole.
> Given that, it will be more difficult to relate health risks from radiation
> if we are compelled to use UNITS which "are scary." What sounds more
> "threatening": 1 Curie or 3.7 e10 Bq's? I am afraid that familiarizing the
> unfamiliar with SI units within the general public realm is a hill we have
> yet to successfully climb. We must also consider the unfamiliarity the
> general public has with math - or should I say the resistance to think in
> mathematical terms for the layman.  One tenth of a Seveirt doesn't sound so
> bad until you tell someone it is 10 Rem - now that sounds "hideously high."
>
> Regards,
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Cary Renquist
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> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Adopting the International System of Units for
> Radiation Measurements in the United States
>
> Adopting the International System of Units for Radiation Measurements
> Registration, Washington | Eventbrite
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adopting-the-international-
> system-of-units-for-radiation-measurements-registration-26954781477
>
> U.S. Government agencies with radiation protection responsibilities
> continue to use conventional units for radiation measurements despite
> 30-year-old national and international recommendations to use SI (System
> Internationale) units. The use of conventional units hinders information
> exchanges and communications between the United States and other countries,
> most of which use SI units, especially during emergencies. For example,
> U.S. personnel deployed in Japan during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident
> encountered difficulties in communicating with Japanese counterparts and
> the international radiation protection community.
>
> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have asked the National
> Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to organize a workshop to
> discuss how the adoption of SI units for radiation protection in the United
> States could improve information exchanges and communications. The workshop
> will examine international experiences in transitioning to SI units for
> radiation protection and discuss possible steps towards adopting the
> exclusive use of SI units in the United States. Download the current agenda
> here.
>
> This event will be webcast.
>
>
> ---
> Cary Renquist
> cary.renquist at ezag.com
>
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