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Re: If you do Science, use the Scientific Method!
And your point is?? You state that LNT was used as the basis for regulation. I've already said that.
I appreciate Mike Stabin's message, which provides the rationale for the regulatory use of LNT.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
"Johansen, Kjell" wrote:
> In a message dated 9/19/2003 12:32:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM wrote:
> It's important to keep in mind that LNT is generally not presented as a
> "fact," simply as a prudent precaution for planning purposes, e.g. setting
> radiation protection standards.
>
> While the above is generally true, how it plays out depends a lot on which group/agency is saying it is true. Back in the early '90s, the EPA's NESHAPS analyses for regulating airborne radionuclides was published in the Federal Register. The opening paragraphs made it clear that the analyses was based on LNT. It was presented as being the truth. There was no hint that it was merely a prudent approach to regulation.
>
> Kjell Johansen, PhD
> Whitefish Bay, WI
> kajohans@powercom.net
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