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[John R Johnson]

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You can find out more about the Maple reactors at 
http://www.aecl.ca/Regulatory/Activities/Maple-Update.htm

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John R Johnson" <idias at interchange.ubc.ca>
To: "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
Cc: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com


> Franz
>
> Steven Harper is the political leader (Prime Minister) of Canada.
>
> The Chalk River NRU reactor was considered old when I worked there decades 
> ago. I thought AECL was going to replace it with "Maple" reactors but I 
> don't know what happened to that plan.
>
> John
> ***************
> John R Johnson, PhD
> CEO, IDIAS, Inc.
> 4535 West 9th Ave
> Vancouver, B. C.
> V6R 2E2, Canada
> (604) 222-9840
> idias at interchange.ubc.ca
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Franz Schönhofer" <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at>
> To: "'Colette Tremblay'" <colette.tremblay at ssp.ulaval.ca>; 
> <radsafe at radlab.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:00 PM
> Subject: AW: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com
>
>
> Colette,
>
> Unfortunately I know nothing about the acting persons you and others
> mentioned. What I extracted from the link you provided is, that the
> government authorized Chalk River to run the nuclear reactor for some time
> even before the requested upgrade has been done, because the isotopes were
> needed desperately and human lives were at risk or even have already been
> lost. I applaude your government!
>
> If Mr. Harper was involved in this decision and is a politician I would 
> also
> applaude him, because a politician should hire knowing advisors, not 
> people
> like wannabe students working for Greenpeace or similar self-serving
> organisations, and should follow their advices.
>
> How many people have died already because of delayed or impossible
> diagnostics?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im 
> Auftrag
> von Colette Tremblay
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Dezember 2007 17:37
> An: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] An article from globeandmail.com
>
>
>
> Colette Tremblay (colette.tremblay at ssp.ulaval.ca) thought you would be
> interested in the following article from globeandmail.com, Canada's 
> leading
> source for online news:
>
> "Ottawa thwarts nuclear watchdog"
> A Three-Mile-Island-type of nuclear accident could occur at Canada's Chalk
> River reactor unless a backup power supply system, capable of withstanding
> natural disasters such as earthquakes, is installed, according to an
> assessment by the president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
> <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071212.REACTORS12/EmailT
> PStory/TPNational>
>
> Note from  Colette Tremblay: I didn't know that Steven Harper was a 
> nuclear
> scientist :-)
>
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