RE: State of MD seeks to close local firm

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

> My understanding is that 100 mrem (not including background) is the limit a
> member of the public should receive from all sources combined. Therefore,
> if this company is giving the receptor almost the whole 100 mrem, that
> doesn't leave much dose from other sources before the individual will
> receive a dose that exceeds the recommended limit.  

Basically true. The caveat is that no individual of the general 
public will exceed the 100 mrem in the year from licensed activities. 
This only pertains to each specific facility. In the case of Neutron 
Industries, they would not be permitted to have an additional dose, 
say from gamma or x-ray, that when added to the neutron dose, would 
exceed the 100 mrem. This same member of the public can now receive 
additional dose from other facilities that are licensed, The public 
doesn't complete a radiation history, akin to the Form 4, and 
therefore, no facility can be bound by dose received from licensed 
activities at another facility.

Sandy Perle
E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
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