Re: "The eyes of the beholder" / ICRP, quality factors etc

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

I am no psychologist, but I know that people can easily rationalize

available

information and/or ignore it in order to make it conform to preconceived

beliefs. In this regard, I would agree with you that the positions taken by

ICRP, NCRP, etc may have been well-intended. However, it has been

said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.





----- Original Message -----

From: Bjorn Cedervall <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>

To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 9:31 PM

Subject: Re: "The eyes of the beholder" / ICRP, quality factors etc





> >The majority of those employed in the field of radiation safety work on

> ALARA and/or other policies intended to reduce low-level exposures to yet

> lower levels. Positions established by ICRP, NCRP, etc. have provided the

> primary impetus in supporting such policies. I wonder about the extent to

> which these positions are motivated by a desire to protect public health

vs.

> the advancement of  self-interests.

> ---------

> I have met half a dozen of ICRP members (before the meeting on Nov. 12) -

> two of these I have listened to at various occasions since around 1975 and

> another one of them since 1986. I am convinced that they always had

sincere

> intentions in mind - and above self. They all know that smoking and

various

> food stuffs carry most of the carcinogens that we get.

>

> I agree on the point that it has been about "yet lower levels" and

> personally I am quite convinced that we have pushed some of this too far

and

> made it too complex. The present ICRP people have probably also realized

> this as well as the built-in problem "communicating radiation".



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