Re: FW: further info on Dorval Spill

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

"Typical" background external dose rates are approximately 0.01 mR/hr, so I do
not understand your statement that 0.125 mR/hr is over a thousand times less
than background.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com


"Franta, Jaroslav" wrote:

> A couple of sources who wish to remain anonymous confirmed the following:
>
> <...

>  There was depleted uranium inside that is used for gamma shielding.
> > [Its not clear] if any of the DU actually came out of the container, but
> > they did get a survey meter reading of about 0.125 mR/h [over a thousand
> > times less than typical annual exposure due to natural background
> > radiation].
> >

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