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RE: ...yet more on SI units...
Concerning "yet more on SI units...
>
> "...many of us in the U.S. already have to be conversant in both
> sets
> of units to perform our jobs; standardizing would make our lives
> easier and involve no added cost..."
>
> Changing the meter faces on 100-200 dose rate instruments costs money.
> As far as making lives easier, I have this fear that for the first 6
> months to a year (maybe even more) that I will get the call in the
> middle of the night saying that we just over exposed someone because
> we thought 10 Sv/hour was a "low dose rate." Additionally procedure
> changes cost money.
>
> " ...I have yet to run into someone whose life has been
> disrupted
> because of the switch to metric units on beverage containers
> (actually, if we could switch from pints of beer to liters, I
> would be
> 2.113 times as happy - how about it, Andy?)..."
>
> True, but most say "I'm going to by a 6-pack" not "I'm going to the
> 7-11 to be 72 ounces of beer"
>
> "...most new health physics instruments include readouts in SI
> units... "
>
> I can't even fathom having to spend the money to replace meter faces,
> much less replace instruments.
>
> " ...revising procdures and forms to reflect different units
> would be a
> small part of the routine procedure/forms updates that I never
> get
> around to making anyway..."
>
> I'll remember to use that the next time I am discussing a procedure
> violation with my NRC inspector. I'm sure he'll understand.
>
> While these may fall into excuses for not converting, they are
> real concerns and have monetary impact. The Utility industry has
> enough to work on to be cost competitive without changing to units
> that have no value added.
>
> Bob Farnam, RRPT
> Supervisor, HP Operations
> AmerenUE, Callaway Plant
> mailto:refarnam@cal.ameren.com
> 573-676-8784 573-676-4484 FAX
> Visit the NRRPT Web Site at http://www.nrrpt.org
>