Re: Radiation Records Being Investigated

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@prodigy.net>]

Ron
     Your attempt to provide a reasonable explanation is politically
unsatisfying. All I know is that:
1- I worked at a DOE facility
2- I was exposed to radiation
3- I don't feel well today
4- Where do I go to collect ?

PS  please don't ask irrelevant questions such as:" what was my exposure
level ?", or "what is my disease ?"
       The only important consideration is that I believe it was caused by
radiation exposure, and you can't
      prove   otherwise..


-----Original Message-----
From: Ron L. Kathren <rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:25 AM
Subject: Radiation Records Being Investigated


>I do not think the issue is one of partisan politics, nor do I believe what
>has been proposed is a radiation welfare bill.  As I understand it, the
idea
>is to compensate persons diagnosed with beryllium disease and persons with
>cancers known to be radiogenic much as was done for the so-called atomic
>veterans but based on probability of causation.  If in fact this is what is
>done, it implies some knowledge of the dose to the affected individual.
>Even though this might result in some who were not injured being
>compensated, it would seem appropriate as it will compensate those who are
>most likely to have been injured.
>
>Ron Kathren
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
>Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 9:57 AM
>Subject: Re: Radiation Records Being Investigated
>
>
>> Jay,
>>
>> You're correct. Both parties are at fault. The rad. protection
>> community should take issue with the legislation as it exists. Fair
>> compensation for those who are truly injured should be provided. This
>> should not be a radiation welfare bill, where all one need to do is
>> prove they were exposed to radiation.
>>
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