Co-60 in Cove

[Philip Hypes <phypes@lanl.gov>]

That is the root problem.  The practical problem is now that
anyone who suggests the limits are too low and that they be
raised will be accused of trying to cover up the facts.

Trying to laugh to preserve what I've always passed off as
mental health,

Phil

At 12:07 PM 3/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>A quick calculation shows that one speck (flea, particle, etc.) of 
>cobalt in the sample can account for this hit.  This happened to me now 
>and again when I was monitoring around a NPP.  The problem is this:  our 
>detection limits are too low!!
>
>Not laughing,
>JCehn@att.net

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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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