Re: AW: "The Bell Tolls for LNT"

[Maury Siskel <maurysis@ev1.net>]

Hi John,

"...It may be used to justify proposals for regulatory limits or , ...  "



That clause fits my understanding of a tool  (not the only one) used 

in the regulatory process.???

Cheers,

Maury        maurysis@ev1.net



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John Jacobus wrote:



>The LNT has never been a regulatory tool.  ALARA is a

>regulatory tool.  

>

>The LNT is a theory to evaluate the unknown risks of

>radiation at low doses based on values observed at

>high doses.  It may be used to justify proposals for

>regulatory limits or recommendations for constraints

>as used by the ICRP, it never had the impact in

>regulations that ALARA does.  As a scientific theory,

>I

>

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>  

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