Re: 15 or 25 mrem per year?

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 2/12/2004 7:03:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, 

crispy_bird@yahoo.com writes:

While the NRC may (or may not) accept the LNT, their regulations are based on 

ALARA, which says that costs to reduce exposures are to be weighted against 

benefits gained.  I think that they represent two difference philosophies of 

action.  Do others see it this way?

But, the only thing the public hears is there is "no safe level."  NRC does 

not actually say that, but their acceptance of the LNT for regulatory purposes 

is presented that way to the public and politicians.  It is dumbed down for 

them, and placed in a neat little package:  "No Safe Level."  Any resort to 

ALARA in a political forum results in cries of "their putting a price on our 

children's lives!!!"  Nevermind that we do that every day, and, in fact, must do 

that to function as a society.



Barbara