Re: ARTICLE: Fallout likely caused 15,000 deaths

[Paul lavely <lavelyp@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU>]

Your sign wording is fine; however, I need to know what the dose is 

that we will regard as safe. Some would say that less than 100 mrem 

is okay. Other point to NCRP (or is it ICRP) that 1 mrem is "okay."



So, if folks can decide on a dose that is safe - and if we can get 

the regulators to agree - the signage will not be a problem.



Remember that we have recently seen a major facility closed based at 

least in part on doses to the public of less than 0.1 millirem per 

year.



Paul

lavelyp@uclink4.berkeley.edu



>"SAFE"  SIGN?

>Paul,

>How about you posting an example of a "SAFE" sign wording that HPs 

>could put up in areas where people would have the fears you listed, 

>like after a "dirty" explosion.

>

>You could do better than this,

>SAFE

>to be in ___ feet of here, for ___ hours

>without worry of any ill effect from radiation.

>(signed, John Doe, Health Physicist [date])

>phone # ____

>Howard Long



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