Re: Is Two Too Many?

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

Virtually all operating nuclear power plants use 2 dosimeters:  (1) A
primary dosimeter, usually a TLD, as the dose of record, and (2) a secondary
dosimeter, usually an electronic dosimeter or a direct (i.e., self) reading
dosimeter, which serves as both a backup and a "real time" indicator of
accumulated dose.  If you don't do this, you're setting yourself up for a
surprise, when the primary dosimeter results are obtained.  Also, the
secondary dosimetry provides the worker with confidence that his
radiological environment is being properly controlled.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

Mike Fuller wrote:

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> On May 25, 2000, American Nuclear Insurers revised its External
> Dosimetry Criteria recommending that insureds place
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> TWO DOSIMETERS ON EVERONE LIKELY TO EXCEED 100MREM PER YEAR - ALL THE
> TIME.
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> One dosimeter is called the Dosimeter of Legal Record (DLR) - a NAVLP
> Device.  The other is called a backup dosimeter - perhaps an SRPD.
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> Their purpose is to establish and air tight defense in any personal
> injury case that might arise our of a person's expsoure to radiation.
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>  My question is:  Is anyone out there already doing this?
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