Re: Shielding Question

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 1998 17:23:57 EST
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>It is 100 mr for the public, 2mr/wk
>Occ. exposed is 5000mr or 100 mr /wk/ But I don't know why they should be so
>high. I usually protect them for 10mr/wk. I think thr NCRP/ICRP recommends
>this i guess. If the sheilding cost is not that high we should go for the
>lower limit even to 2mr/wk for the occ. exposed person. I do't know the
>rationale for subjecting the occ. exposed person to a higher level.
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