Re: Radiation Units

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

Dear Prof. Otto,


Don't seem to me that "The whole world uses SI units (including the Russians)"

In many countries  necessary laws and regulatory framework are lacking. It
is estimated that there are more than 50 IAEA Member States  having totally
insufficient laws and regulations on Radiation Safety, using old units. This
is particularly the case in countries which do not have a nuclear power
programme,  or a long experience of work with radiation sources. 

With reference of Russia, I would appreciate to know your source of
reference. The report on Russia units that I have shows that still the
Country use old units. My source  is an IAEA Working Material,
IAEA/NENS-RSS, written by A. A. Moiseev, "Historical Review of the
Development of Radiation Protection Regulations in the Former USSR, 1995

Best Regards

Jose Julio Rozental
josrozen@netmedia.net.il
Israel

At 10:17 PM 9/5/99 -0500, you wrote:
>September 3, 1999
>Davis, CA
>
>The fact is that the only acceptable radiation units are SI units! The
>whole world uses SI units (including the Russians) and all world-class
>Journals require SI units exclusively. Those of us who still think in
>curies and rems must endeavor not only to be fully bilingual but to use SI
>units in our daily work. The typical daily dose of background radiation to
>people from all sources is about 10 microsievert per day and 3.6 mSv/y.
>Also, there are 37 mBq per pCi (or 27 pCi per Bq). 
>
>The NRC and EPA both need to insure that SI units are used in all
>regulatory matters. The U.S. radiation safety community should resolve to
>use ONLY SI units. No more WL's, WLM's, curies, rad, or rem. These units
>are gone and unacceptable. They are now historical artifacts. So that your
>work has international meaningfulness, correct all your slides and charts
>as soon as possible. [Note, the international literature continues to use
>eV, keV, and MeV energy units.]
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Otto
>
>
>
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