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["Michael Stabin" <stabin@npd.ufpe.br>]

 Lew LaGarde wrote:

> Why do we have to ceaselessly flagellate ourselves about the so-called
> "collective dose" effects associated with energy and weapons production
and
> remediation and associated releases, but focus only on negligible
individual
> doses associated with government searches and medical procedures?  Isn't
the
> potential collective dose associated with activity pretty large?

Potentially I would think so.  This type of activity is specifically
contraindicated in recommendations of the IAEA in Safety Series 115 (II.9, p
47).


Michael Stabin, PhD, CHP
Departamento de Energia Nuclear/UFPE
Av. Prof. Luiz Freire, 1000 - Cidade Universitaria
CEP 50740 - 540
Recife - PE
Brazil
Phone 55-81-271-8251 or 8252 or 8253
Fax  55-81-271-8250
E-mail stabin@npd.ufpe.br

"Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of"
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