SI Units

["ERIC GOLDIN" <goldinem@songs.sce.com>]

     Radsafers:  You might be interested in a Federal Register Notice 
     announcing an NRC request for comment on "metrication."  
     Supposedly, the NRC issued this request (I don't have the actual 
     FR Notice, only a summary) on September 27, 1995 regarding the 
     existing policy of only encouraging use of metric units, but not 
     requiring them.  The NRC did require in its' 1992 policy that all 
     event reporting and emergency response communications must remain 
     in English units.  Many industry groups support a dual unit 
     policy for phasing in.  Many in the health physics community 
     preferred remaining in English units because of the existing 
     inventory of instruments, records, procedures, training, etc.
     
     Comments are due to the NRC by December 11, 1995.  Perhaps it 
     would be most meaningful if appropriate organizations such as the 
     HPS, sent carefully constructed comments.
     
     Eric Goldin
     Southern California Edison
     goldinem@songs.sce.com
     (714) 368-7532