[ RadSafe ] Adopting the International System of Units for Radiation Measurements in the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop

[Sander Perle]

While it makes sense to transition, the cost of doing so for many facilities in NPP, industrial, would require significant cost to modify instrumentation display, SOPs, Training Programs, postings, electronic databases, etc. 

I don't expect and quick move towards complete adoption.

Regards,

Sandy
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> On Mar 3, 2017, at 5:51 AM, Jason Meade <meadeja at vcu.edu> wrote:
> 
> It was a great workshop and well worth my time, but after it was done, I'm
> pretty sure it will be done again with almost an identical agenda in 10
> years time.
> 
> Entirely too much "but this is the way we've always done it" and "it would
> be too hard" type talking among those who've always been doing the work and
> who are largely in charge for any type of shift in thinking, despite the
> fact that the majority of the scientific and academic portions of our
> education system have already made the change.
> 
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Cary Renquist <cary.renquist at ezag.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> From the National Academies Press.
>> One can always download the PDF version for free (might require an account)
>> 
>> Adopting the International System of Units for Radiation Measurements in
>> the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop
>> 
>> Most countries in the world use the SI (Système International, also known
>> as the metric system) units for radiation measurements in commercial and
>> technical activities. The United States, in contrast, uses a mix of SI and
>> conventional units for radiation measurements, despite 30-year-old national
>> and international recommendations to exclusively use SI. Radiation
>> professionals in the United States are faced with the need to understand
>> both systems and make conversions between the two.
>> Short link
>> http://bit.ly/2mPP5bQ
>> 
>> Adopting the International System of Units for Radiation Measurements in
>> the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop | The National Academies Press
>> <https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24645/adopting-the-
>> international-system-of-units-for-radiation-measurements-in-
>> the-united-states?utm_source=NASEM+News+and+Publications&
>> utm_campaign=b2788914c1-Final_Book_2017_03_02_24645&utm_
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>> 
>> ---
>> Cary Renquist
>> cary.renquist at ezag.com
>> 
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