Re: Asking for opinions -Reply

[jack bell <bellstar@erols.com>]

Robert Denne wrote:

> Actually, there is a third option that worked well for us at commercial
> plant in one of  my previous lives, and that was to have all employees take
> there TLD's home with them.  It was painful for about a month but to the
> best of my knowledge is working well.
>
> The background issue is all but eliminated as is the question of whether or
> not a worker needs to be monitored when outside the protected area.  The
> question there is, what do you consider occupational dose and does it
> include time spent in your office outside the protected area?  Taking the
> TLD's home made things a lot cleaner.
> ----- Original Message -----

Robert,

I have never worked at a facility where the badged employees were allowed to
take their badges (e.g.,TLDs) off site.

How did your dosimetry people separate the "on site" or "occupational" dose
from the off site, non-occupational dose?

Jack Bell, bellstar@erols.com

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