Benefit versus risk (E O2)

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General Employee Radiological Training

Student's Guide

b. The following activities create a risk of 1 in a million chances of dying

Smoking 1.4 cigarettes (lung cancer)

Eating 40 tablespoons of peanut butter

Eating 100 charcoal broiled steaks

Spending 2 days in Ne w York City (air pollution)

Driving 40 miles in a car (accident)

Flying 2500 miles in a jet (accident)

Canoeing for 6 minutes

Receiving 2.5 mrem of radiation (cancer) (based on extrapolation of

the current DOE dose model)

5. Benefit versus risk (E O2)

In summary, the estimated risk associated with occupational radiation

dose, when compared to other occupational risks, is considered to be

within the normal range of risk tolerance by national and international

scientific groups who have studied these issues. Clearly though, the

acceptance of risk is a personal matter that each individual must make for

themselves and is best made with accurate information.

D. Radiological Controls (EO3)

Radiological controls are established to protect individuals from unplanned or

uncontrolled exposure to radiation and from ingestion, inhalation, or

absorption of radioactive material. These controls include, but are not limited

to, a unique system of identifying radioactive materials using certain colors

and/or symbols and radiological postings, implementation of controls to