Re: 2 Exposed to Radiation at Chernobyl

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

> Chernobyl spokesman Oleh Holoskokov said one worker was exposed to a 
> radiation dose of 9.8 rem, and the other was exposed to a dose of 8.3 
> rem. A dose of 5 rem a year is considered the safe upper limit under 
> Ukrainian safety standards, Holoskokov said.  

Another example of where regulatory, or administrative limits are 
associated with "what is safe." Another example of where regulatory 
over-reaction and publication of facilities that exceed these upper 
limits is given so much attention. It is no wonder that the 
population then correlates these "exceedances" with also exceeding 
"safe" dose.

Sandy Perle
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