Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Year: 2020
Month: January
Request Number: A-2019-00101
Request Summary: In the document "Atomic energy Control Board- Significant Development Report" No. 1977-6 from 14 October- 29 December 1977 BMD77-164 File # 1-1-5-0 on page 6 it states, "Westclox Canada, Peterborough, Ontario have agreed to reduce the radium content of each clock to a maximum of 0.2 microcuries, the international recommended maximum level. They will also research alternative luminescent paints in a program to curtail, and possibly eventually to discontinue, the use of radium paint. Arrangements are being finalized with Dr. J. H. Aitken, Ontario Ministry of Labour, to have personnel exposed to these radium painting operations scanned in a whole body counter in the Toronto area." I would like to request copies of these tests.
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