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Article in Florida Today
For an interesting take on English vs. Metric (SI?) units check out the Florida today article at:
http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/100599f.htm
Inch-pounds to persist into Y2K
Which includes a brief history of attempts to metrify the US starting in 1791. Of particular interest is the following in reference to an executive order issued in conjunction with passed legislation.
. . . .on Jan. 14, 1992, Gannett News
Service alerted newspapers to a coming story: "Federal
agencies must go the extra mile to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to
convert their purchasing, procurement and measuring practices
from the old English system to metric. Even though domestic
manufacturers will have to use metric if they want federal
contracts, U.S. trucking companies and manufacturers are
fighting conversion."
Okay, where do the NRC rules fit in this concept? I don't recall any of the legislation being voided or overturned. Are the laws just ignored?
Zack Clayton
Ohio EPA - DERR
email: zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us
voice: 614-644-3066
fax: 614-460-8249
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