Re: ALARA Cost/Benefit

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

Like nuclear physicians/cardiologists getting about 500 mr/month?

Thanks.

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
jmuckerheide@delphi.com
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>  Is this figure ($2000) specific to a particular activity such as power
>  production, or does it apply across the board to all regulated activities,
>  including nuclear medicine, industrial radiography, etc.?
> 
>  Larry Proud
>  The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA
>  lawrence.a.proud@boeing.com
> 
>    >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.
> 
>    >>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.