Re: Accidents and Dose Limits -Reply -Reply -Reply -Reply

[CHARLES BLUE <BLUE.CHARLES@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>]

Harold,  Thanks for clarifying.  I was not answering the question with liability but rather asking another one. Is
anyone aware of court cases or anecdotal information concerning accidents involving radioactive material.  Please
E-mail me directly at blue.charles@epamail.epa.gov (thanks in advance).  I am sorry if I was not clear on that point. 
Thank you for your information.

PS> I could not agree with you more.  The likelyhood of a major accident is ever so slight (if non-existant) due to the
viligance of the personnel in the industry/government, but one must always be prepared for the worst and hope for
the best.

Charles Blue
EPA/HP
"my opinions are my own and not that of my employer and other such disclaimers"

>>> Harold Chaney <HDC@nrc.gov> 12/01/97 10:47am >>>
Charles, the original question was "were there dose limits for accidents?"  Not
liability on over exposures.  10 CFR Part 20 is for normal and off normal operations,
and excludes nuclear accidents.  Dose limits for nuclear/reactor accidents is another
matter that is not contemplated by 10 CFR 20.  The question about willful or
accidental is something to be discussed down the road following regaining control of
the facility and getting it in a safe shutdown condition.  If you did invoke dose limits
during an instantaneous nuclear/reactor accident, what would you do when they
were exceed -  Stop the nuclear/reactor accident.  What regulatory action taken
down the road following a nuclear/reactor accident can go in many directions
depending on congressional and regulatory group posturing.  And above all - pity
the poor fools (industry and regulatory) that have the next one.

H.  Dean Chaney, CHP -  USNRC, Region IV/WCFO
hdc@nrc.gov
ddchaney@castles.com

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