Re: We are killing nuclear workers!

[Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>]

The DOE "report" used Wing and other "junk science" as studies that had been
suppressed by AEC/DOE!?  Nothing about enrichment plants.  Is the April
version still the "final report?"

We objected to Richardson in a Feb 1 letter (and April to IG).  There was no
support from our industry or rad protection "institutions."  Why?  [The Feb
and Apr letters are on the web site.  A later letter to the GAO Fraud Unit is
not.  Let me know if you want it.  We aren't trying to stop compensation.]

Regards, Jim
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Bernard L Cohen wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Jim Muckerheide wrote:
> 
> > What is the nuclear industry/health physics community response to this as a
> > failure of "radiation protection," killing (past and future) nuclear workers
> > that we told were protected?
> 
>         There may be a legitimate issue here if enrichment plants,  which
> had no programs for radiation protection because they normally do not
> handle radioactive material (except uranium), did process radioactive
> materials without instituting radiation protection measures. Does anyone
> know if this was the case?
>         If it was not, Health Physics Society should use its public
> relations facilities to protest this action very vigorously.
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