[ RadSafe ] German radiophobia

[John Jacobus]

Jerry,
Are you sure that all democrates in Congress are
radiophobes, or are you making a rash statement
without any proof?  Have you seen any laws passed by
Congress that has stopped the building of nuclear
power plants by this or any previous Congress?  

--- jjcohen at prodigy.net wrote:

> John,
>     If you are looking for a substantial group of
> radiophobes, check out the
> membership of the
> U.S. Congress, particularly the democrats.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Jacobus" <crispy_bird at yahoo.com>
> To: <Rainer.Facius at dlr.de>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] German radiophobia
> 
> 
> > Rainer,
> > Thanks for the posting.
> >
> > What I was asking is do you know personally know
> of
> > anyone who has a fear of chronic low level
> ionizing
> > radiation.  That is, a friend, family member, or
> > coworker.
> >
> > I believe that we associate with people who are
> like
> > ourselves.  If you read, have a college education,
> and
> > a good job, you will associate yourself with like
> > individuals. I really do not know of anyone who
> truly
> > fears radiation, but I read about them all the
> time.
> > I wonder where they all are?  In Germany?
> >
> > I assume that the article you quote from is not
> from a
> > publication that you normally read.  Of course we
> have
> > similar publications in the United States.  We are
> > just more taken with celebrities
> >
> > http://www.nationalenquirer.com/mikewalker/63427
> >
> > --- Rainer.Facius at dlr.de wrote:
> >
> > > Some time ago John Jacobus asked me in the
> context
> > > of Chernobyl's Reduced Impact:
> > >
> > > "Do you know of anyone who has a fear of chronic
> low
> > > level ionizing radiation exposure?"
> > >
> > > Here is the n+1. example of (German) lunatic
> > > radiophobia - or is it radiophobic lunacy? -
> again
> > > in the context of Chernobyl:
> > >
> >
>
(http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,378997,00.html)
> > >
> > > "Flüchtlinge in Weißrussland: Asyl im
> verstrahlten
> > > Niemandsland"
> > > ("Refugees in Belorussia: Asylum in the
> > > 'verstrahlten' No-man's-land")
> > >
> > > As I stated previously, I know of no way to
> convey
> > > the meaning of this word "verstrahlt" as a
> German
> > > layman will absorb it. "Overexposed to
> radiation"
> > > would be a phrase which approaches its technical
> > > content to some extent. The German layman will
> more
> > > likely assimilate this title as: Asylum in
> > > Radiation-Death-Valley.
> > >
> > > The story:
> > > The Belorussian dictator Lukashenko plans to get
> rid
> > > of unwanted refugees from Afghanistan by
> deporting
> > > them to the Gomel district, a region which
> counts
> > > among the areas most heavily contaminated by the
> > > Chernobyl accident. Of cause, these poor people
> are
> > > doomed.
> > >
> > > The facts:
> > > While it is true that the Gomel district belongs
> to
> > > the three most heavily contaminated areas, the
> > > remainder of the truth is that by the year 2000
> the
> > > total (external+internal) annual radiation
> exposure
> > > of people living in the Gomel-Bryansk area was
> well
> > > below 1 to 2 mSv, a fraction of the natural
> exposure
> > > of people living in the Massif Central or in
> > > Cornwall.
> > >
> > > Hille R, Hill P, Heineman K, Ramzaev V,
> Barkovski A,
> > > Konoplia V, Neth R, Current development of the
> human
> > > and environmental contamination in the
> Bryansk-Gomel
> > > spot after the Chernobyl accident. Radiation and
> > > Environmental Biophysics 39(2000)99-109
> > >
> > > Yet, who cares about facts. Phobia (Angst)
> sells!
> > >
> > > Rainer
> >
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++
> > On Oct. 5, 1947, in the first televised White
> House address, President
> Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat
> on Tuesdays and poultry
> on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving
> people in Europe.
> >
> > -- John
> > John Jacobus, MS
> > Certified Health Physicist
> > e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
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On Oct. 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe. 

-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com


		
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