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Re: NRC Decom Rule-WashPost Article



>... but the values in the Interim
>Standards were calculated with "bad math"

In 10CFR61 subpart H appendix E Table 2, the max permissible concentration
of tritium in air is given as 1.5 nCi/m3. This works out at about 1.6
mrem/yr, according to my math. Does anyone know how this value was
calculated? Was this also based on 20,000 pCi/yr?

"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)