Re: External monitoring criteria

["Tony LaMastra" <alamastra@enter.net>]

I have seen a trend among a few states to require monitoring using
personnel dosimeters of workers who have no likelihood of receiving a dose
exceeding 100 millirem in a year.   They have refused to accept the fact
that repeated surveys can show that annual dose estimates  do not require
dosimetry.    In one case we are looking at quadrupling the total number of
dosimeters at a facility from around 300 per quarter to over 1200. 

I used to be an advocate of the agreement state concept.   However, with
the recent actions of some states, I am starting to think I should ask my
congressman to sponsor a bill to eliminate this provision from the AEA.  
Like professional sports, I wonder if we are seeing a decrease in both
competency and common sense as the number of "players" is increased.  
Unfortunately, this lack of scientific understanding and common sense is
not only at the field inspector level, it also seems to be spreading to
management levels.


Tony LaMastra
alamastra@enter.net



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> From: Sue M. Dupre <dupre@arundel.Princeton.EDU>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: External monitoring criteria
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 11:55 AM
> 
> Good morning!
> 
> The NRC, of course requires monitoring for persons who are likely to 
> exceed 10% of the occupational dose limits. We're working our way 
> away from a philosophy in which we badged nearly everything that 
> breathed towards a more narrowly targeted approach under which we 
> would only monitor those workers who met specific criteria.   I'm 
> interested in what monitoring criteria you've established at your 
> facility and how you arrived at those criteria.  Please note that I'm 
> just talking about external monitoring.  I'd be glad to summarize the 
> results in a few days.   Thanks for your help!
> 
> Sue Dupre
> 
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