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radsafe-digest          Sunday, April 8 2001          Volume 01 : Number 029







In this issue:



    U.S. says Calif. utility's woes not to hurt nuke safety

    EPA radon video

    Egg On Face

    question about Vatican broadcasting

    RE: question about Vatican broadcasting

    Re: question about Vatican broadcasting

    Radon and Fission



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Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 13:36:35 -0700

From: "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>

Subject: U.S. says Calif. utility's woes not to hurt nuke safety



U.S. says Calif. utility's woes not to hurt nuke safety

  

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear regulators said Friday the 

bankruptcy filing by California's largest utility, Pacific Gas & 

Electric, would only increase their attention to safety monitoring at 

the firm's two nuclear plants in the state. 



Pacific Gas & Electric operates two Diablo Canyon plants in Avila 

Beach, Calif. Each are rated at 1,100 megawatts. 



In a letter to California Gov. Gray Davis, the head of the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission said safety remained the highest 

priority, and if need be, the agency would increase its oversight of 

the two plants "if circumstances warrant." 



"Our inspectors are particularly sensitive to signs of curtailment of 

required activities that may impinge on safety," said NRC Chairman 

Richard Meserve in his letter to Davis. 



Meserve also told Davis that NRC inspectors have not found any 

decrease in safety at the plants. 



"Our ongoing regulatory oversight and our inspections to date 

confirm that the present financial situation has had no impact on 

PG&E's ability to operate its units safely and in accordance with 

our requirements," Meserve wrote to Davis. 



The utility, which is a unit of PG&E Corp filed Chapter 11 

bankruptcy on Friday, blaming the move on the failure of the 

political process to fix the California power crisis. 



Meserve said the utility has assured the NRC it has sufficient funds 

to pay for nuclear plant safety needs. 



In bankruptcy, the NRC said, it would seek to ensure that money 

be protected for such safety requirements. 



Also to be protected in court proceedings would be the 

decommissioning funds set aside by the utility for the time when it 

decides to shut its nuclear units, the agency said. 



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Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 23:18:37 +0200

From: "Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>

Subject: EPA radon video



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RADSAFErs,



Several years ago (it might be already ten years) the USEPA had video clips

about radon running on TV. I saw them at a radon conference in Italy. One

showed a family sitting together and suddenly all turned into skeletons

(even the dog). Another one showed vikings.



I wonder whether anyone can help me to obtain a copy of these video clips.

It is for work on a radon CD for the Austrian government and we would like

to see, what other countries have done to bring the radon issue to the

population. Any other information about for instance CD's or sites suitable

for the members of the population (not scientists!) would be appreciated.



Any possible costs will be paid of course.



Thank you!



Franz







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Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 21:27:29 EDT

From: RadSafeInst@CS.COM

Subject: Egg On Face



    Thanks to Jim Dukelow for pointing out how carelessly I read Dr. Susan 

Gawarecki's message (taking a quote as her own words). Humble appologies to 

said Dr. Gawarecki (and a personal note to myself: Ed read listserver before  

having evening glass of wine)!!!

                                                                        Ed 

Battle

 

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 12:18:42 EDT

From: RuthWeiner@AOL.COM

Subject: question about Vatican broadcasting



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Perhaps some RADSAFER  -- especially perhaps a European one -- could answer a 

question that came up this morning in an article about the power of the 

Vatican radio and TV transmitter.  In the US, we measure RF transmitter power 

in watts, but according to this article, in Europe, this power is expressed 

in volts/meter.  Now, if I remember my elecricity and magnetism correctly, 1 

watt = 1 joule/sec = 1 volt-coulomb/sec = 1 volt-ampere.  So my question is: 

why "volts/meter", what are the "meters" referred to here, and how does this 

relate to watts?  Is this perhaps because all the European countries do not 

have the same voltage and/or current available (though I don't know why that 

would have anything to do with it)?



Thanks in advance



Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com



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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2><B>Perhaps some RADSAFER &nbsp;-- especially perhaps a European one -- could answer a 

<BR>question that came up this morning in an article about the power of the 

<BR>Vatican radio and TV transmitter. &nbsp;In the US, we measure RF transmitter power 

<BR>in watts, but according to this article, in Europe, this power is expressed 

<BR>in volts/meter. &nbsp;Now, if I remember my elecricity and magnetism correctly, 1 

<BR>watt = 1 joule/sec = 1 volt-coulomb/sec = 1 volt-ampere. &nbsp;So my question is: 

<BR>why "volts/meter", what are the "meters" referred to here, and how does this 

<BR>relate to watts? &nbsp;Is this perhaps because all the European countries do not 

<BR>have the same voltage and/or current available (though I don't know why that 

<BR>would have anything to do with it)?

<BR>

<BR>Thanks in advance

<BR>

<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR="#008000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

<BR>ruthweiner@aol.com</B></FONT></HTML>



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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:53:07 -0400

From: "Wes Van Pelt" <wesvanpelt@ATT.NET>

Subject: RE: question about Vatican broadcasting



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Ruth, and Radsafers:



The RF emission from an antenna is measured in watts. The RF power density

at some point in space is measured in watts/m2. Any RF field is composed of

an electric field component, measured in volts/m; and a magnetic field

component, measured in amps/m.  One theoretically can measure the electric

field, the magnetic field, and/or the power density.



The power density is just volts/m times amps/m resulting in watts/m2.



Hope this helps.



Regards,

Wes

Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP

Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.

Consulting in Radiation Safety and Environmental Radioactivity.

mailto://wesvanpelt@att.net



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[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of RuthWeiner@AOL.COM

Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 12:19 PM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: question about Vatican broadcasting



Perhaps some RADSAFER  -- especially perhaps a European one -- could answer

a

question that came up this morning in an article about the power of the

Vatican radio and TV transmitter.  In the US, we measure RF transmitter

power

in watts, but according to this article, in Europe, this power is expressed

in volts/meter.  Now, if I remember my elecricity and magnetism correctly, 1

watt = 1 joule/sec = 1 volt-coulomb/sec = 1 volt-ampere.  So my question is:

why "volts/meter", what are the "meters" referred to here, and how does this

relate to watts?  Is this perhaps because all the European countries do not

have the same voltage and/or current available (though I don't know why that

would have anything to do with it)?



Thanks in advance



Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com



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measured

in watts. The RF power density at some point in space is measured in =

watts/m2.

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times

amps/m resulting in watts/m2.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></span></p>



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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>

owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu =

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]<b><span

style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of =

</span></b>RuthWeiner@AOL.COM<br>

<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, April 08, =

2001 12:19

PM<br>

<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =

radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu<br>

<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> question about =

Vatican

broadcasting</span></font></p>



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color=3Dnavy

face=3DArial><span =

style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;

font-weight:bold'>Perhaps some RADSAFER &nbsp;-- especially perhaps a =

European

one -- could answer a <br>

question that came up this morning in an article about the power of the =

<br>

Vatican radio and TV transmitter. &nbsp;In the US, we measure RF =

transmitter

power <br>

in watts, but according to this article, in Europe, this power is =

expressed <br>

in volts/meter. &nbsp;Now, if I remember my elecricity and magnetism =

correctly,

1 <br>

watt =3D 1 joule/sec =3D 1 volt-coulomb/sec =3D 1 volt-ampere. &nbsp;So =

my question

is: <br>

why &quot;volts/meter&quot;, what are the &quot;meters&quot; referred to =

here,

and how does this <br>

relate to watts? &nbsp;Is this perhaps because all the European =

countries do

not <br>

have the same voltage and/or current available (though I don't know why =

that <br>

would have anything to do with it)? <br>

<br>

Thanks in advance <br>

<br>

</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dgreen face=3DArial =

FAMILY=3DSANSSERIF><span

style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold'=

>Ruth

Weiner, Ph. D. <br>

ruthweiner@aol.com</span></font></b><font color=3Dblack><span =

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 22:54:44 +0300

From: Dimiter Popoff <tgi@bulnet.bg>

Subject: Re: question about Vatican broadcasting



Ruth,



>...

> ... Is this perhaps because all the European countries do not 

>have the same voltage and/or current available (though I don't know why that 

>would have anything to do with it)?

>



I guess this unit (V/m) refers to the (RMS?) voltage the field would

generate across a 1m piece of wire (antenna). I am not quite

sure whith the units I quote, I just remember that radio

receiver sensitivity is specified in V/m (well, mV/m).



Regards,

Dimiter



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http://transgalactic.freeyellow.com

Email: tgi@bulnet.bg, tgi_earth@yahoo.com

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:40:05 -0700 (PDT)

From: Steve Frantz <sfrantz@YAHOO.COM>

Subject: Radon and Fission



The web site doesn't say...



"Radon is produced by the natural breakdown of radioactive heavy

metals dispersed throughout the earth's crust. This spontaneous

fission makes life on earth possible - it heats the earth's

core."



It says...



"Radon is produced by the natural breakdown of radioactive heavy

metals dispersed throughout the earth's crust. Radioactive decay

makes life on earth possible - it heats the earth's core. "



So either they were misquoted or they have corrected it.

At least the "fission" word is gone.



The page seemed pretty accurate to me, although I think we worry

too much about radon. There are better ways to spend you money

to protect your health.



Stephen G. Frantz,  PE CHP

Reed College Reactor

3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Portland, Oregon 97202

503 777-7222

fax: 503 777-7274

mailto: reactor@reed.edu





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