[John Rogers]

In the 20+ years I was in the U.S. Navy I worked in 4 engine room overhauls and 5 reactor refueling operations and ALL of these involved removing lagging which I am pretty sure that it was asbestos? We never wore masks until the last few years I was in active duty. The worst was on the CGN25, USS Bainbridge where we had tents made of a clear plastic and filtered air exhausts. Before we could come out we were vacuumed with a special vacuum cleaner to remove any dust. I get my chest x-ray each year to see if anything has shown up in my lungs but so far all is okay.

As for houses where painting or insulation was done I would guess as long as the surface is not disturbed there should be no issues? The "experts" don't see it that way though!