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> I
do not object to their use of 0.05% per Rem: we have
to use something!
Ed:
Watch it !
That's how you create thousands of deaths when no individual gets a significant
dose. You give everybody a dose one-thousandth of the lethal dose, then
multiply it by millions of by-standers! As you know, that's not science,
it's nonsense.
Ted
Rockwell
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Rad Safety Institute Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 10:08 PM To: RuthWeiner@AOL.COM; jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu Subject: Re: Dirty Bombs Agreeing with Ruth, I would add that
they (FAS)tell us the precise amount of dynamite (10lbs) used in one scenario,
but NOT the Curies of radionuclide distributed. That proves conclusively that:
(1) either they do not understand the true discriminants in this calculation, or
(2) they are simply publicity seekers inamoured with their own important
image/consultant contracts.
I also suspect they ASSUMED all
radioactive material was completely aerosolized!!!! Not
likely!!!!!
For those of us old enough to vote, we
recall Dept of the Army Pamphlet No 50-3, Mar 1977, page 425, which has just
such curves (only for Mega Curies). I believe FAS is emulating, but grossly
distorting such calculations (if ,indeed, an actual/accepted
computer program is involved). BTW, I
do not object to their use of 0.05% per Rem: we have
to use something!
Ed Battle
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