RE: Is Two Too Many?

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

To draw again on my shipyard experience, as a radcon tech I drew a TLD and
SRPD even if I was going to be in a training class all day.  Why? Because I
could be called out of the class to respond to a situation, and in that
circumstance the van to get me there was outside the door waiting.  Checking
out dosimetry while the bilge of the SSN Anchovy (I don't THINK there was an
Anchovy :-D) filled up from a leak was considered uncool by fellow techs who
had to wait for you.

Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov

"Be careful about reading health books -- you might die from a misprint."
--   MARK TWAIN

On Monday, June 05, 2000 3:12 PM, Goff, Tom [SMTP:gofft@wipp.carlsbad.nm.us]
wrote:
> I think the phrase that is most upsetting is "All the time".  In fact the
> true meaning of this is that you should wear 2 dosimeters whenever in an
> area where you could be exposed to radiation.  The second dosimeter is
> usually direct reading and the summary of all the direct readings can be
> used if the primary dosimeter is lost or damaged.  This is true even if
the
> primary dosimeter is an electronic personnel dosimeter.  I'm surprised
Sandy
> Perle and/or Mike Lantz are not responding to this.
> 
> Tom Goff
> WIPP Radiological Engineering
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Granberg [mailto:dgranber@net-link.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 2:38 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Is Two Too Many?
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Fuller asked:
> On May 25, 2000, American Nuclear Insurers revised its External
> > Dosimetry Criteria recommending that insureds place
> >
> > TWO DOSIMETERS ON EVERONE LIKELY TO EXCEED 100MREM PER YEAR - ALL THE
> > TIME.
> >
> > One dosimeter is called the Dosimeter of Legal Record (DLR) - a NAVLP
> > Device.  The other is called a backup dosimeter - perhaps an SRPD.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >  My question is:  Is anyone out there already doing this?
> 
> Mike;
> 
> I believe that, among other facilities, essentially every nuclear power
> plant in the U.S. already meets this criterion, or at least something very
> close.
> 
> Dick Granberg
> AEP/ D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant
> rdgranberg@aep.com
> 
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