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Re: DOE Dose Reduction Guidelines



The NRC-- not DOE-- adopted $1000 / person-rem about 20 years ago, and I 
don't believe it was ever changed. Individual writers usually use much 
lower values, like $100 / person-rem


Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, David Thompson wrote:

> 	I am currently working with a DOE funded research group looking at
> robotics applications to reduce Collective Dose to Workers at the Pantex Plant.
> In analyzing weather procedures should be auomated I am looking at a cost-
> benefit comparison for various procedures. I am interested in learning weather 
> the DOE has a set guidelines to determine how much they are willing to spend per
> Person-Rem decrease in Total Collective Dose.
> 
> 	Please send responses to:
> 
> 	DAVID@Trinity.TAMU.EDU
> 
> Thanks,
> David A. Thompson