Re: ALARA Cost/Benefit

[kg1@ornl.gov (Kurt Geber)]

Bates:

See NUREG -1530, "Reassessment of NRC's Dollar per Person-Rem Conversion
Factor Policy."  In it the NRC has decided to adopt a $2000 per person-rem
conversion factor subject to present worth considerations, and limit its
scope soley to health effects.  This in contrast to its earlier policy of an
undiscounted $1000 per person-rem conversion factor that served as a
surrogate for all offsite consequences.

At 01:20 PM 10/16/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Radsafers:
>
>I am looking for some suggested figures to use in an ALARA cost/benefit
>analysis in terms of $ expended per Rem (or Sievert) saved.  Any
>thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
>A response to me directly or on RADSAFE would be fine.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>Bates Estabrooks
>WIPP- Carlsbad, NM
>505-234-8470
>besta@tis.eh.doe.gov
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