RE: $/person-rem

["Edwards, Richard W" <Richard.Edwards@PSS.Boeing.com>]

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> From: 	Sandy Perle[SMTP:sandyfl@earthlink.net]
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> As Eric points out in his cost basis, much of the cost is resource 
> related. What is ironic is that in a majority of the dose reduction 
> projects, the method to do so was to bring in MANY more bodies, 
> to which we provided the opportunity to receive more dose! Perhaps 
> this can be justified by giving more to less to ensure less is 
> received by more in the future. But then again...
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Well, THAT'S a cue if I ever heard one.

One facility I was associated with assigned high dose work to the most
experienced staff, resulting in an overall reduction in person-rem for
little to no change in costs. Of course, for the most experienced staff,
this was either a great benefit or a great drawback, depending on which
side of the LNT and hormesis debates they weighed in on.

Rick Edwards, Analyst
The Boeing Company
richard.w.edwards@boeing.com

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