Re: FW: [cdn-nucl-l] Further about Wolsong-3

[jack bell <bellstar@erols.com>]

"Franta, Jaroslav" wrote:

> > - 22 workers were exposed to radiation Monday from a leak of heavy water
> > during maintenance of the plant's water cooling pump, but they were not
> > - leaked heavy water was about 45 liters and the leak was contained within
> > the plant. The level of radiation was 440 millirem (0.0440 rem) [they mean
> > 0.440 rem], nine percent of legally allowed radiation exposure.  [Was that
> > the total dose for 22 workers, the average dose, or what?  Still quite
> > low]

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Is this "exposure" from Tritium?, corrosion products,...?

Jack Bell, bellstar@erols.com

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