Re: Radon, smoking and LNT

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

That's interesting because I have found that, most of the time ALARA is an

abomination where large expenditures are made to achieve what, at best, is

trivial improvement in health and safety. The primary objective of ALARA

programs is to minimize man-rem and keep the regulators off your back.

Good management practice is rewarded by improved operational efficiency

and profitability. Also, it would seem there are far less expensive ways of

improving employee morale than ALARA.



----- Original Message -----

From: William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>

To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@prodigy.net>

Cc: <tedrock@CPCUG.ORG>; Johansen, Kjell <Kjell.Johansen@nmcco.com>; Radsafe

(E-mail) <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 4:54 AM

Subject: Re: Radon, smoking and LNT





> I have found that, most of the time, ALARA IS "Good Industrial Management

and

> Operations".  Even at the design stage, most ALARA good practices don't

cost

> much extra, e.g., making sure that valves are not installed upside down

(They

> become crud traps when this occurs.), routing piping that will carry hi

dose

> fluids to avoid occupied areas, etc.

>

> Another side benefit of a good ALARA program is employee morale.

Employees care

> about their dose levels and appreciate when management actively promotes

good

> ALARA practices.  I'd hate to have to say, "We don't care whether you get

5

> rems, Cohen et. al showed there's nothing to worry about."  It would be

even

> worse if we let people get body burdens or go home to their families

> contaminated.

>

> Radworkers want a workplace which minimizes dose and prevents personal

> contamination and uptake.

>

> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> Curies forever.

>

> Bill Lipton

> liptonw@dteenergy.com

>

>

> Jerry Cohen wrote:

>

> > >

> > > Permit me a bit of a tangential excursion:  My experience is that, in

many

> > > cases, ALARA does not cost extra $$; that's just an assumption.  A big



> > part of a

> > > good ALARA program is training, pre-job briefs, dry runs, and enhanced

job

> > > planning.  These generally more than pay for themselves through

improved

> > > efficiency and quality.

> >

> > Bill,

> >     What you have described here is  "Good Industrial Management and

> > Operations". It has nothing to do with ALARA!

>





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