Re: Radiation hormesis

[Johannes Strydom <fritz.strydom@ors.gatech.edu>]

Glenn,

I think the point of all of this is not to try and legislate hormesis, because
this cannot be reasonably done.  I believe that the point is that dose limits and
contamination limits are set far below reasonable levels.  Having the dose to the
general public from a decommissioned facility (25 mrem/yr) equal to about
one-fourth the difference between the background dose in Atlanta and Denver does
not make sense.  Regulatory limits have been decreased to levels which are not
justifiable.

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Johannes "Fritz" Strydom
Health Physicist
Office of Radiological Safety
Georgia Institute of Technology
(404) 894-3605  (404) 894-9325 Fax
fritz.strydom@ors.gatech.edu


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