Re: Hanford Site cleanup standards

[John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>]

1)  I bet there are people with technical

understanding the would require clean up to 25 mrem. 

In fact, they work for the EPA and advise legislators

who write the laws.



2)  Yes, that is the correct answer.  Can you explain

why it is asked 3 or 4 times a month?



--- Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@prodigy.net> wrote:

> John,

>     1)  Anyone with some technical understanding

>      2) The answer to your question is: You have

> about one chance in five of

> getting cancer. The same as everyone else.

> Jerry

> 

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

> From: John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>

> To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>;

> <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>; maury

> <maury@webtexas.com>

> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:33 PM

> Subject: Re: Hanford Site cleanup standards

> 

> 

> > Jerry,

> > Do you mean people on this list or members of the

> > public?

> >

> > (I frequently deal with questions as "I had a CT

> scan.

> >  Will I get cancer?"  How would you answer that?

> 

> 





=====

-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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