Re: CRCPD Regulations for TENORM

[Mike Durham <mdurham@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu>]

What exactly does the proposed regulation define TENORM as?

Mike Durham
LSU
mdurham@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu

Hans Messersmith wrote:

> For your information, here is an example of the kinds of radiation measurements that Indiana has found dealing with TENORM:
>
> At a "mom & pop" oil drilling company here in Indiana, my coworker and I performed several surveys after the company was "stung" by some oil pipe setting off an alarm at a local scrap yard.  The general readings (local bckgd 4 microR/hr) were 20-50 microR
>
> As none of these readings could have lead to doses in excess of Indiana limits, we took no further action.  However, the company is stuck with the pipe.  While it certainly poses a minor risk, if any, to the workers of the company or the public, there is
>
> It could be argued (I have done so) that the best thing that could happen to this pipe would be to throw a piece every once and a while into a melt of steel, thus diluting it below detectible levels into the slag and reusing the steel.  However, I don't k
>
> I could imagine some circumstance where working with this kind of material could lead to doses in excess of Indiana limits, in which case Indiana would have to take some regulatory action.  However, we haven't found it yet.
>
> (The above was not approved by the Indiana State Department of Health and is my own personal commentary.  So what else is new.)
>
> >>> Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net> 12/01 7:31 PM >>>
> Reynolds, Harold wrote:
> >
> > If you apply LNT and associated risk per person-rem calculations you could
> > probably show mega harm from TENORM.
>
> Of course, however, I said,"actual harm has been done to humans because
> there have been no such regulations..."  I do not think we should be
> foisting costs on the public without knowing if real harm is being
> done.  There are too many other things that cause real harm on which we
> should be spending our money.  Hypothetical harm is an oxymoron to me
> :-)  Al Tschaeche
>
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