>>Sure there is according to the US 10CFR20 regulations from DOE.
>
>I reject the regulation - it is only a reference for convenience, there
>is NO safe DOSE of radiation.
>
>>  Dose is
>>something like 5 REM (radiation equivalent to man) per year for adults over
>>18 years of age (the formula is a little more complex).  BTW that is above
>>background, you allready get some exposure just from naturally occuring
>>radioactive decay, and from outerspace.
>
>The rule is DON'T add to background radiation, any ionising radiation
>will be harmful given enough time. You never know when that one particular

Mike, if there is NO SAFE DOSE you better stop living, but quick!  Who
knows when you might get cancer.

This gets back to the "reliability" thread which discussed probability of
harm based upon statistics.  If you aren't willing to risk a little, you
end up at a dead-end.

Better stop being capitalistic, too.  (Oh wait, you're from DOWN THERE, I
forgot, sorry, didn't mean to imply you already were).

>We've only had enough when its cleared up Norm, otherwise we will
>all end up glowing in the dark and coughing up blood due to ignorance ;-)

Norm and I went to college together for a year.  You picked the wrong guy
to discuss Nuclear Physics with - you'll lose!  He's even more of a geek
than me! (Norm- ignore that comment or I'll get the rest of the dorm after
you <G>  Say, you get the homecoming flyer this week?  Going?)

Andy

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