Re: HFBR

[John_M._Priest@FirstEnergyCorp.com]

The "politics" is that the management at research facilities fail to commit to
the "zero discharge" goal.  As health physics professionals, we can agree that
the health risk associated with the "atoms" that are presently released is
statistically small, but to the general public "any" amount of radioactive
material released is "too much" . So why hasn't the industry committed to
eliminate liquid and gaseous discharges and perform the  maintenance required to
meet these goals?  Because it costs money.
For example; look at the ridiculously low salaries that research facilities and
some utilities offer for HP professionals. Until the directors of these
facilities choose to invest in improving the quality of their programs, they
will continue to have mediocre performance that "meet the regulations"... Hey
lets try to raise the bar.

That should raise somebody's ire.

Clearly my own ramblings

Jack Priest
Health Physicist
First Energy Corp.
jmpriest@firstenergycorp.com


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