[ RadSafe ] Jay M. Gould

[Dukelow, James S Jr]

Yesterday's (19 Sept 2005) NY Times announced the death of Jay M. Gould
at 90 years of age.

The obituary included a reasonably detailed description of Gould's
anti-nuclear activism and criticism of his analyses and arguments by the
nuclear industry and "much of the scientific community as alarmist".

Gould earned his Bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and a doctorate
from Columbia University (apparently in Economics).  The Times obituary
described him as a statistician and epidemiologist.  In 1970 he founded
a company providing economic forecasting.  He sold the (successful)
company in 1980 and following a appointment by Jimmy Carter to the EPA
advisory board turned more and more to anti-nuclear activism, founding
the Radiation and Public Health Project in 1985.  He is survived by his
wife, four children, and two grandchildren.

Best regards.

Jim Dukelow
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, WA
jim.dukelow at pnl.gov

These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my
management or by the U.S. Department of Energy.