SI Units -Reply

[Mutty Sharfi <SHARMM@doe-md.gov>]

daniel Boon wrote:

"I am surprise that the rest of the world is moving in the wrong direction. 
Instead of converting to the SI units, they should conform to the units
used 
by the U.S.

Lets look at this logically.
Which country has more people involved in the radiation industry?
Which country spends the most money on the nuclear industry?
Which county has the most nuclear inspectors?
Which county spends the most money on radiological related
instrumentation?
Which does the most research in the nuclear field?
Which country uses the largest amount of radioactive material?
Which country makes the most money?
And which country has bailed the Europeans out of two World Wars?

This in mind don't you think this transition should be moving in the 
opposite direction. If not, perhaps the other nations can jest stop doing 
business with the U.S. and see how long it will take them to change their 
minds."


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I will agree with all those issues but the US is also still using ICRP 30 as
there basis for Rad. Protection and we are one on the slowest nations to
incorporate new technology and methodologies into our regulations.  If
the US took more of a lead in these areas I think that we could more
dictate which direction units should go towards.  Since we just sit back a
see what the International Community dose are then just adopt it, I don't
see any reason why anyone would follow the US.

Mutty Sharfi
Internal Dosimetry
Mound
sharmm@doe-md.gov
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