Re: Russian Criticality accident

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

David  Hornsey stated:

> scientific source and it concerns me that such errors are being made. With
> the unfortunate death of the researcher within such a short time of
> exposure, it would be informative to have the correct units (rems or
> sieverts) of the dose he received. 

I don't believe that they currently have an accurate assessment of 
the dose received by Dr. Zakharov. I have seen numbers all over the 
spectrum quoted.  Also recall that except for a few brief moments, no 
individual has re-entered the lab where the accident occurred. I 
imagine it will take some effort and time to reconstruct the dose. I 
also believe that it will be much higher than first estimated, even 
at the higher end of the previously quoted figures.

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