Re: Cost of Radiation Exposure

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 03:23 PM 8/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I believe the NRC is now using $2000 for the cost-benefit value of a man-rem. 
> At least that is what they used in their Decommissioning Rule that was 
>issued in 1997.
>
>Tony DeAngelo
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Ref: (NUREG/BR-0184)
 
5.7.1.2 Monetary Valuation of Accident-Related Health Effects

Section 4.3.3 of the Guidelines states that the conversion factor to be used
to establish the monetary value of a unit of radiation exposure is $2000 per
person-rem. This value will be subject to periodic NRC review. The basis for
selection of the $2000 per person-rem value is set out in NUREG-1530 (NRC
1995d). The $2000 per person-rem value is to be used for routine and
accidental emissions for both public and occupational exposure. Unlike past
NRC practice, offsite property consequences are to be separately valued and
are not part of the
$2000 per person-rem value. Monetary conversion of radiation exposure using
the $2000 per person-rem value is to be performed for the year in which the
exposure occurs and then discounted to present value for purposes of
evaluating values and impacts.

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J. J. Rozental
<josrozen@netmedia.net.il>
Israel

jjrozental

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