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RE: Dirty Bombs



The argument I use in these situation is : if every citizen of Chaina will recieve 1 mSv we expect an excess of 50000 cancer cases! Wow what a genocide...Dov  (Dubi)Brickner   MD
Beer Sheva    ISRAEL
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From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of Ted Rockwell
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 5:49 PM
To: Rad Safety Institute; RuthWeiner@AOL.COM; jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: RE: Dirty Bombs

> 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
 
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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