Re: FW: [OEM] radiation protection for the nuclear industry

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Paul,

Thanks for the post from Dr.Egilman. His retort is pure hogwash! 
There are so many errors in his statement, where does one begin 
to jump in. One of the glaring comments is "We now  know that 
average exposures among nuclear workers are above .5 and that .5 
averages cause more deaths than previously believed.  A good first 
pass > for a "safe" would be ALARA (as low as reasonably 
achievable) at .1 (about background)." In the nuclear power world, 
where most of the dose is received (occupational exposure), over 
90% of workers receive No Measurable Exposure (see previous 
10CFR20.407 Reports. The average worker dose is somewhere 
around 0.1 to 0.3 rem. And, where are all of these deaths he 
references.

Sandy Perle
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