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Standards for Errors of Omission of Hormesis?
Dear Radsafers and Regulators,
Omissions of needed procedures (as in Chernobyl) or medicine (as with
missed pneumonia, which I see almost every week), can be as damaging as
errors of commission (putting together a critical mass as at that
Japanese reactor, or giving penicillin to an allergic person).
Regulations do not yet account for the deficiency disease caused by
limiting
radiation in Gulf states, which have 24% less total mortality when
radiation is increased to the level of the mountain states. (Is
Radiation an Essential Trace Energy? Cameron
www.aps.org/units/fps/oct01/a5oct01.html).
Where is the regulation for this ERROR OF OMISSION?!
Do we need intentional atmospheric releases of radioctivity? I would
oppose such, preferring individual choice of iodized salt, fluorodated
water, radon supplement (uranium ore in basement), etc. However, the
recognition of potential benefit for most people from such releases
would help calm the unreasonable anxiety of worriers like those in our
LLNL area Citizens Against a Radioactive Environment (CARE).
Howard Long
Jim Hardeman wrote:
> Colleagues — Does anybody know of any standards (ANS, ANSI, etc.) for
> the performance of offsite radiological consequence calculations,
> particularly atmospheric dispersion calculations? Jim Hardeman,
> Manager
> Environmental Radiation Program
> Environmental Protection Division
> Georgia Department of Natural Resources
> 4244 International Parkway, Suite 114
> Atlanta, GA 30354
> (404) 362-2675
> Fax: (404) 362-2653
> E-mail: Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us
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