Re[4]: MONITORING UNIVERSITY HEALTH

[sandy_perle@email.fpl.com]

     Jim,
     
     We monitor over 3,000 individuals at each of our two nuclear sites on 
     an annual basis. I would say that ~50% receive "no measurable" 
     exposure at the end of the year. We currently do a monthly TLD read 
     for all individuals. I would also estimate that ~75% receive
     <100 mrem/year. No individual has exceeded 2.5 rem/year (which is our 
     site administrative limit).
     
     I suggest that you contact Jerre Forbes, from ANI (American Nuclear 
     Insurers). They are the organization that handles most nuclear related 
     lawsuits. Jerre has spoken at many industry meetings and has the data 
     that demonstrates that most lawsuits filed are ~200 to 300 lifetime 
     dose. It's not the high dose individuals suing. It's the low level 
     exposures. I will get their number if you need and they can provide 
     you with the appropriate information.
     
     Sandy Perle
     sandy_perle@email.fpl.com


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Subject: RE: Re[2]: MONITORING UNIVERSITY HEALTH
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at Internet-Mail
Date:    4/30/96 4:34 PM


     
Sandy Perle wrote:
     
I will maintain my opinion based on observance of many law suits being 
brought for doses that are well below regulatory as well as "monitoring not 
required" thresholds.
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Sandy:
     
I'm curious. What kind of exposures are you accustomed to seeing on a 
regular basis? In the type of research conducted at UW (using millicurie 
amounts of P-32 or I-125) it is very rare if anyone's badge registers above 
10 mrem in a month. In the last ten years the most anyone has gotten in a 
year was 300 mrem. (We're talking about background levels here.) Under those 
circumstances I find it hard to believe anyone would even attempt a lawsuit, 
let alone have even a remote chance of being  successful.
     
If Sandy or anyone out there can site specific lawsuits which were the 
result of  low-level exposures I will give the information to our risk 
manager.
     
Jim Herrold, RSO
University of Wyoming
herrold@uwyo.edu