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Re: Science and LNT
The 10CFR20 definition of ALARA is just fine - as long as I get to determine what is "reasonable", and what is "practical". When you make this determination, ALARA becomes a questionable concept, and when EPA makes the determination, ALARA stinks!
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>
To: Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net>
Cc: John Jacobus <crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM>; <niton@mchsi.com>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 5:10 AM
Subject: Re: Science and LNT
> See 10 CFR 20.1003: "ALARA ... means making every REASONABLE effort to
> maintain exposures to radiation as far below the dose limits in this part AS IS
> PRACTICAL consistent with the purpose for which the licensed activity is
> undertaken, taking into account the state of technology , the economics of
> improvements in relation to state of technology, THE ECONOMICS OF IMPROVEMENTS
> IN RELATION TO BENEFITS to the public health and safety, and other societal and
> socioeconomic considerations, and and in relation to utilization of nuclear
> energy and licensed materials in the public interest." [emphasis mine]
>
> Exactly what would you want changed, here?
>
> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
> It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> Curies forever.
>
> Bill Lipton
> liptonw@dteenergy.com
>
> Howard Long wrote:
>
> > John,
> > Please answer the crucial question.
> > Why are radiation regulators allowed to neglect benefit, (2 way test) in
> > risk analysis?
> >
> > Errors of omission are just as serious as errors of commisssion!
> > It is time for HPs to lead changes in those "codified - exposure controls"!
> >
> > Howard Long
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Howard Long" <hflong@pacbell.net>; <niton@mchsi.com>;
> > <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: Science and LNT
> >
> > > Howard,
> > > Unfortunately, regulations are not medicine. Issues
> > > like exposure controls, EPA decommission, etc. are
> > > codified.
> > >
> > > In medicine you have a wide latitude to make decisions
> > > on whether or not to operate. You should be grateful
> > > you do have to deal with interpretation of regulations
> > > and periodic inspections. (When was the last time
> > > inspections reviewed your records on how you treated
> > > your patients?)
> > >
> > > --- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > > > LNT is NOT "the best we can do today- unless that
> > > > possibility [it disproven]
> > > > were a virtual certainty".
> > > >
> > > > Do you have "virtual certainty" of safety when you
> > > > drive your car?
> > > >
> > > > What is the harm from NOT driving your car, or of
> > > > NOT having the now likely
> > > > benefit of 10 X the usual background radiation (less
> > > > cancer and better
> > > > longevity)?
> > > >
> > > > Is it prudent to not operate on appendicitis because
> > > > of the risk of surgery?
> > > > Sometimes.
> > > > Competent risk analysis requires the 2-tail test,
> > > > weighing BENEFIT against
> > > > harm and considering individual variation.
> > > >
> > > > . . .
> > >
> > > =====
> > > "Self-criticism is the secret weapon of democracy, and candor and
> > confession are good for the public soul."
> > > Adlai Stevenson
> > >
> > > -- John
> > > John Jacobus, MS
> > > Certified Health Physicist
> > > e-mail: crispy_bird@yahoo.com
> > >
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