RE: transportation event

["Perrero, Daren" <Perrero@iema.state.il.us>]

Actually, the previous post asked if you consider less than 1% acceptable.

The follow up question is, what do you consider acceptable?



The opinions expressed are mine all mine...

I'm with the government, I'm here to help

Daren Perrero

perrero@idns.state.il.us





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

From: William V Lipton [mailto:liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM]

Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:37 AM

To: John Jacobus

Cc: Doug Aitken; Luke.I.McCormick@nwd02.usace.army.mil;

radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: transportation event





A previous posting implied that > 99% reliability is good enough.  If that

were the case, then 1-10 package failures per day would

be acceptable.



I beg to differ.



The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

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

Curies forever.



Bill Lipton

liptonw@dteenergy.com





John Jacobus wrote:



> The package may be adequate.  The shipper may not have

> been.

>

> You imply that shipping radioactive material this way

> is a problem.  Considering the hundreds, if not

> thousands, of sources shipped each day, I think the

> that adequacy of this type of container has been

> demonstrated.

>

> --- William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com> wrote:

> > Has this event "... proven they are adequate?"

> >

> > The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

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

> > Curies forever.

> >

> > Bill Lipton

> > liptonw@dteenergy.com

> >

> > John Jacobus wrote:

> >

> > > Well, I guess that after 30 years, ammo boxes have

> > > proven they are adequate.

> > >

> > > --- William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>

> > wrote:

> > > > This arrangement is generally known as "scab

> . . .

>

> =====

> +++++++++++++++++++

> "Eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty and . . . you

must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing."

> Andrew Jackson

>

> -- John

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com

>



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