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Re: Compensation of survivors
Did the hoods provide radiation shielding? Weren't you concerned about cataracts? How
do you know the dose to the head and eyes? When you say that, "Wearing a radiation
badge outside the apron would have shut down my research program." are you saying that
an adequate radiation protection program would have shut down your research?
This is scaaaaaary. You're convincing me that the workers' claims for compensation are
justified.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
BERNARD L COHEN wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2001, William V Lipton wrote:
>
> >
> > BERNARD L COHEN wrote:
> >
> > > "...
> > > --What were their exposures in mrem? I worked in Y-12 (Oak Ridge)
> > > from 1950 to 1958 and can testify that great care was taken about
> > > radiation exposures. My assistant was taken away from me because he wore
> > > his radiation badge outside his lead apron, and no arguments were
> > > accepted. The HPs had unlimited authority and they used it freely.
> > > ..."
> >
> > You've got me on this one. The head is part of the "whole body." Unless the lead
> apron covered the worker's head, it would seem appropriate to wear the dosimeter
> outside of the apron. Also, how did you measure lens dose?
>
> --We did wear hoods that covered our faces too, although at that
> time, the principal danger from radiation was believed to be to the
> genitals. Wearing a radiation badge outside the apron would have shut down
> my research program. I see no reason for wearing a badge there; the
> purpose is to protect the body, so we should measure the exposure to the
> body.
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