Originally Posted by
Qwerty42
1 meter is ~ 3 feet. TSOs have always been that close to it when I see them.
You mean like during the course of an 8 hour shift? or the 24+ hours it is on?
I've been tempted to 'drop a dosimeter ' near the scanner. I know in Atlanta that no one will notice it for at least a month.
And I'm sure it has been brought up elsewhere - but in the back of my mind with thousands going in it and around it how often is the maintenance and calibration? I'm sure that info is SSI.
You can download the pdf
here.
Page 26-28 of the report. One of their recommendations is site testing and monitoring because of the potential to exceed the recommended dose.
I was off - at the entry and exit the area has higher-than-recommended radiation to approximately 1.7 feet outside the entrance and exits.