Re[2]: Russian Criticality accident

[roseb@SMTP-gw.gdls.com (Boyd H Rose)]

>Boyd Rose has made the comment that the report of the accident contains 
>some interesting statements....Such a statement must have come from a 
>scientific source and it concerns me that such errors are being made....
> * David J. Hornsey, Radiation Safety.*

Allowing for "filtering" between the alleged original "scientific source" 
(i.e. safety and/or medical staff) and subsequent sources (i.e. information 
officers, Russian news agencies, AP, UPI, etc.) and the short duration 
between the actual events and the reporting of the events, the errors in 
the non-scientific / non-technical articles on this event are not 
surprizing.

It is unfortunate that the public will digest the initial exciting and 
incorrect reports and subsequently not bother with the later, uninteresting 
reports of the more accurate details.  I haven't had to answer any 
questions today regarding this accident (or any other events related or not 
as a result of this accident) today which probably means that noone at my 
worksite has read about it yet.  It is always a pleasure (NOT!) to have to 
explain events that were not caused or related to your organizations 
radiological activities, especially when you have no idea of the real 
details.

Boyd H. Rose, CM
Radiation Protection Officer
General Dynamics Land Systems Division
roseb@gdls.com

The opinions expresses above are solely my own and do not under any 
circumstance reflect those of my employer.