RE: Definition of Clothing Contamination

[Glen.Vickers@ucm.com]

Things are changing in the nuclear industry since fine folks like you and
Mr. Bauman were there.  

It is now becoming routine to specify that rad workers wear scrubs into
contaminated areas instead of the usual PCs for low risk activities.  This
way if the worker inadvertently gets contamination on his scrubs, it is not
a personal contamination event.  The scrubs now serve as personal clothing
and protective clothing as specified by a radiation work permit.  The worker
deconned and is given a new set of scrubs to be used as personal clothes as
they leave the radiologically posted area.  

This process drops the number of reportable personnel contamination events
significantly.  I'm not sure where this practice got started in the
industry, but others are almost being forced into this direction to ensure
their metrics look as good as others in the industry.

sincerely,
Glen
Nuclear Power HP
glen.vickers@ucm.com

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Sandy Perle [SMTP:sandyfl@earthlink.net]
	Sent:	Friday, July 09, 1999 2:10 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	Re: Definition of Clothing Contamination

	While in the utility business, modesty garments were classified as 
	contaminated personal clothing. That only makes sense, in that the 
	outer PCs are worn to prevent such contamination. Modesty garments 
	are no different than wearing pants, etc. To define otherwise is 
	simply playing semantic games, in order to minimize the indicator 
	count.

	Sandy Perle
	E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
	Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205

	"The object of opening the mind, as of opening 
	the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
	              - G. K. Chesterton -
	
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