Thank you Ryan for sharing this. 23 year nuke worker here that had some doubts about working with radiation when I first started. I did a lot of reading, Atomic Accidents by James Mahaffey and Revision 1 of the USNRC Regulatory Guide 8.29, which put my mind at ease. There are a lot more safety concerns in a nuclear power plant with heat stress, working at heights and confined spaces than there are working with dose. We are bombarded with dose everyday in our normal lives. ALARA is a huge cost to bear.
Thank you for this excellent article and the link to Dr. Hayes' paper, Ryan. You make clear the reasons why regulatory changes (or adjustments) are needed...and make the case eloquently, if I may say so. I'm saving your article as an illuminating contribution to the body of evidence that overwhelmingly supports the beneficial uses of nuclear energy.
Thank you Ryan for sharing this. 23 year nuke worker here that had some doubts about working with radiation when I first started. I did a lot of reading, Atomic Accidents by James Mahaffey and Revision 1 of the USNRC Regulatory Guide 8.29, which put my mind at ease. There are a lot more safety concerns in a nuclear power plant with heat stress, working at heights and confined spaces than there are working with dose. We are bombarded with dose everyday in our normal lives. ALARA is a huge cost to bear.
Amazing insight, thank you Michael
Thank you for this excellent article and the link to Dr. Hayes' paper, Ryan. You make clear the reasons why regulatory changes (or adjustments) are needed...and make the case eloquently, if I may say so. I'm saving your article as an illuminating contribution to the body of evidence that overwhelmingly supports the beneficial uses of nuclear energy.