The ICRP, ICRU, NCRP and other private nonprofit organizationsdepend on contracts for financial support

[John Cameron <jrcamero@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

>One of the weakness of private nonprofit organizations such as the 

>ICRP is that their life blood (i.e. $) is from contracts. They get 

>some money from governments but for specific contracts. For example 

>the NCRP had a contract from NRC to review the LNT assumption which 

>was published last year as NCRP Report No. 136.

	When I asked the NCRP why they don't do a report on reducing 

the major source of man-made radiation to the public, i.e. medical 

uses of x-rays, they replied that no one has given them a contract to 

write such a report.

	This is a serious weakness of nonprofit advisory groups. I 

won't go into other weaknesses of procedures for establishing 

radiation protection rules.

	Best wishes, John



>

>

>

>----- Original Message -----

>From: Prof.Dr.Klaus.Becker <Prof.Dr.Klaus.Becker@t-online.de>

>To: <jjcohen@prodigy.net>

>Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:56 AM

>Subject: Re: [rad-sci-l] New (confidential !) ICRP draft

>

>

>>  Jerry,

>>

>>  I have some vague ideas, but no hard facts. Perhaps you should dig

>>  into their web pages? Probably some nice foundations? I would also be

>>  intersted in the answer!

>>

>>  Regards.                                         Klaus

>>

>>  Jerry Cohen schrieb:

>>  > Klaus,

>>  >     Do you know the source of funding for this ICRP nonsense? On

>thinking

>>  > about it, I really have no idea where they get their money. Thanks for

>the

>>  > info.  Jerry

>

>

>

>>  > > Please note that this info is preliminary and only for internal ICRP

>>  > > use, and not to be cited. However, it is my impression that these

>>  > > "problems" leave much room for research programs, and meetings in

>>  > > pleasant locations during the coming years of ICRP!

>>  > >

>>  > > Best regards.                                             Klaus

>>  > >

>>  > >

>>  > > Klaus Becker, Boothstr. 27, D-12207 Berlin

>>  > > Phone/Fax: 0049-30-772-1284

>>  > >

>>  > >

>>  > > _______________________________________________

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>>  > > rad-sci-l@ans.ep.wisc.edu

>>  > > http://ans.ep.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-sci-l

>>  >

>>

>>  Klaus Becker, Boothstr. 27, D-12207 Berlin

>>  Phone/Fax: 0049-30-772-1284

>

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