Re: ALARA Cost/Benefit

[howcon@ds2.ncweb.com (Howard Conrad)]

I have more typically seen ~$10,000 per person-rem as an average dollar
value for use in cost benefit evaluations in the commercial nuclear power
world.  As I understand it, this goes beyond the cost associated with health
effects and goes into the additional costs associated with replacement
person-power needed to keep individual doses to a reasonable (ALARA) level.

Howard Conrad (howcon@ds2.ncweb.com)

>Radsafers:
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>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.
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>A response to me directly or on RADSAFE would be fine.
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>Thanks.
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>Bates Estabrooks
>WIPP- Carlsbad, NM
>505-234-8470
>besta@tis.eh.doe.gov
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