Ok.
Did some of you not read my post?
I was an operator, a reactor operator and an I&C Tech.
I've been through nuclear operator training twice, plus nuke school.
I've worked on all these systems, calibrating, repairing, upgrading them, planning and writing procedures.
The system and theory review isn't necessary.
And the nonsense about low dosage in nuclear versus flying doesn't work with me.
I've been under vessel running from a stuck incore probe that popped out and lit the place up w RP yelling GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
Hundreds of Rads, finger monitoring, bubble suit.
4 mrem a day for me at VY was reason for my supervisors to ask, Did you do anything today?
Radon here and there is normal. Sitting for an hour at the RP check point to decay isn't typical. We had bad fuel.
Thyroid cancer is primarily from radiation exposure.
I've had lots more than a pilot getting 4 mrem per day, working on RHR, PZR spray valves or rad waste I'd get close to 100 mrem on a job.
Others got even more. Mechanics working on steam generators comes to mind.
Iodine 131 half life of 8 days.
"Due to its mode of beta decay, Iodine-131 is notable for causing mutation and death in cells that it penetrates, and other cells up to several millimeters away. For this reason, high doses of the isotope are sometimes less dangerous than low doses, since they tend to kill thyroid tissues that would otherwise become cancerous as a result of the radiation."
My concern is that we can be cavalier and insular in the nuclear industry.
When we had bad fuel, we had no special briefing (my I&C supervisor was an idiot), no extra precautions, and it was just something others were dealing with.
In hindsight, we should've been taking more precautions to ensure personnel were better informed and protected.
I'm not looking for damages anywhere because I'm not like that, the VA here in Florida has been fantastic,
and frankly its origin can't be proved, especially since I've been around so much, military radars, other numerous other nuclear sites,
and in the last few years I had an obscene amount of dental X-rays that made me as uncomfortable as the VY bad fuel days.
My interest was from hearing from RP techs since this site is where most of you hang out.
Maybe this is an area for some improvement?
Low dose of I-131 is very bad and it should be very specifically mitigated.
I'd write a CR but I'm out of the industry for a while now.
Maybe one of you guys or gals can.
Anyway, love you guys and the hard work you do.
Thanks for the information and feedback.
Stay safe.
S