Re: Technical basis for 100 cm^2

["John McClain" <mcclain@pliny.ehs.ufl.edu>]

It wasn't Reagan who retired Adm Rickover. It was Good 'ol Jimmy. 
You see Jimmy wanted to be a Nuclear Officer while he was in the 
Navy, and Rickover didn't select him. Jimmy might as well have signed 
his death warrant, because his job was what kept rICKOVER GOING.




> Date:          Tue, 24 Sep 96 09:00:25 -0500
> Reply-to:      radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> From:          "Bates Estabrooks -WIPP Site - N.M." <besta@tis.eh.doe.gov>
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject:       Re: Technical basis for 100 cm^2

> At 09:05 PM 9/23/96 -0500, you wrote:
> >     What do you mean by "Rickover Days"?  It wasn't that long ago. Or was 
> >     it?  I'm glad to see someone still remembers the basic training.
> >
> >
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> >Subject: Technical basis for 100 cm^2
> >Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET
> >Date:    9/23/96 4:46 PM
> >
> >
> >     
> >To the best of my knowledge, I think the technical basis for using 100 cm^2 
> >when surveying for loose contamination comes from Naval Nuclear Power, during 
> >the "Rickover Days", and is based on the following: 
> >     
> > (1) Smears tend to disintegrate when surveying areas greater than 100 
> >cm^2.   (the original smears were paper chemistry filters) 
> >     
> > (2) 100 is a convenient number to use when performing calculations in 
> >your head. 
> >  (RadCon Math) 
> >     
> > (3) 100 cm^2 is approximately the area of clothing that would be 
> >contaminated if   a individual brushed against a contaminated 
> >surface. 
> >     
> >I hope this info can help.
> >     
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> The "Rickover Days"  ended in 1981 when Pres. Reagan rather unceremoniously
> retired him.  15 years ago is getting to be quite a while back.  My
> understanding is though, that much of his legacy lives on.
> Bates Estabrooks
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> stated).
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