Re: Background

["Wesley M. Dunn" <WDUNN@brc1.tdh.state.tx.us>]

"technologically enhanced" NORM (e.g., oil and gas NORM) gets awfully
close.  The exemptions levels for such in Texas include background
radiation.  So adding 1 uR/hr to 60 uR/hr background is much worse
than added 20 uR/hr to a 20 uR/hr background.

Wes


> Date:          Tue, 12 Dec 95 07:27:50 -0600
> Reply-to:      radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> From:          peterson@ridgefield.sdr.slb.com (Carl Peterson)
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject:       Background
>
> Does any government commission, department, or whatever have a mandate to
> control regulate, monitor, etc. radiation backgrounds that are not caused
> by human agencies.
>
> And going beyond that, what would be the definition of a human agency?
>
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Wesley M. Dunn, C.H.P.                     512-834-6688
Deputy Director, Licensing                 512-834-6690 (fax)
(Texas) Bureau of Radiation Control        wdunn@brc1.tdh.state.tx.us
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