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Re: perception and reality regarding tool boxes on trucks
Read the ERG.
The ERG states, "...Consider initial downwind evacuation of AT LEAST 100
meters..." [emphasis mine]. I agree that the emergency response authorities
erred on the side of caution, but I can't blame them.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
William Stewart wrote:
> Bill, I feel that the "fears of the general public" were amplified by
> misapplication of the evacuation recommended in the DOT "ERG". The
> recommended evacuation range is 100m or about 330 feet.. So why did
> "Police closed off three miles of Route 9 and evacuated more than 100
> residents"?
> Did the Emergency Response Team do more harm than good by evacuation an
> area beyond the 100m (downwind) area?
> I agree that an individual forced out of their home by police claiming that
> they are in danger of exposure to radiation has a right to be concerned but
> they should have never been placed in a situation where they were asked to
> evacuate because it was not necessary. All E.R. teams have access to the
> books which tell them how to deal with these types of accidents and should
> know how to use and apply them.
> What if one of those evacuated individuals suffers from "Radiation induced
> Stress"? Who is to blame, the transport company, the owner of the
> radioactive items, the E.R. team or the media???
> Just my $0.0126 worth (Canadian) :-)
>
> William Stewart
> Radiation Safety Manager
> University of Saskatchewan
> 306-966-8494
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William V Lipton [SMTP:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:08 PM
> To: Ruth Sponsler
> Cc: caspar@AECOM.YU.EDU; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: Re: perception and reality regarding tool boxes on trucks
>
> Not quite; we "deal with it" by recognizing that the fears of the
> general public, even tho not rational for a "scientifically trained
> person", are real and must be respected. If someone is ordered to
> evacuate his home because of a radioactive materials accident, I don't
> blame him for being concerned. BTW, this evacuation is one of the
> actions recommended in the DOT, "Emergency Response Guidebook."
>
> Dismissing people with concerns as stupid or inferior will only
> reenforce their fears.
>
> My humble request to those who want to continue their elitist and
> condescending approach to public concerns: "Don't just do something,
> stand there."
>
> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
> It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> Curies forever.
>
> Bill Lipton
>
> Ruth Sponsler wrote:
>
> > ...
> >
> > 'Just deal with it.'
> >
> > How are we to deal with this? I presume that you want
> > us to 'deal with it' by reinforcing and supporting the
> > distortions...in other words, in other words, to
> > create a Big Lie. ...
> >
> > ~Ruth 2
> >
> > --- William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM> wrote:
> > > Perception is reality; just deal with it.
> > >
>
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