[ RadSafe ] Yucca Mountain

[Dan W McCarn]

Dear James:

I merely pointed-out that in order to understand the potential for dose / risk in a geogene / anthropogene system, one needs to include several areas of expertise, not solely a physician.  Sometimes Health Physicists are even required!  Radiation Safety in the larger sense involves a community of scientists, engineers and policy makers working from basic principles to frame and direct the overall discussion in order to reach consensus.

In this case, Mike Brennan has sufficiently answered your question, but it leaves me puzzled at your seeming lack of knowledge about this feature of nuclear energy.  I tend to believe that you offer your seeming ignorance as part of a ruse.

If not, perhaps you might care to browse the NFCIS at the IAEA in order to learn a little more about Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities. This was one of my IAEA projects back in the 80s in the IAEA's Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle to characterize all non-reactor nuclear fuel cycle facilities in the world.  

http://www-nfcis.iaea.org/Default.asp 

There are also literally thousands of free IAEA publications which can be downloaded as pdf files in the form of TECDOCs at the IAEA site that you might inform yourself about specifics of at-reactor spent fuel storage.

http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/publications.asp

Dan ii

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-----Original Message-----
From: jsalsman at gmail.com [mailto:jsalsman at gmail.com] On Behalf Of James Salsman
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:59 PM
To: Dan W McCarn
Cc: radsafelist
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Yucca Mountain

Dan,

You recently suggested that it may be more important to get a
geologist's opinion on some subjects than a medical opinion.  I think
both are very important, so I am asking you:

What is the difference in the expected release of toxins and
radioisotopes from used fuel holding pools with and without the
ability to move the spent fuel to Yucca Mountain?

Thank you for your help.

James Salsman


On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Dan W McCarn <hotgreenchile at gmail.com> wrote:
> <<How much seepage have we had in recent weather from "short-term" holding pools?>>
>
> James: Exactly what are you talking about this time?
>
> Dan ii
>
> Dan W. McCarn, Geologist; 3118 Pebble Lake Drive; Sugar Land, TX 77479; USA
> HotGreenChile at gmail.com   UConcentrate at gmail.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Doug Aitken
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:25 AM
> To: 'James Salsman'; 'radsafelist'; 'Dan W McCarn'
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Yucca Mountain
>
> James;
> It is extremely interesting that you support the Yucca mountain repository. I am sure this group would be eternally grateful if you would devote your considerable energy and persistence to assisting in defusing some of the negative publicity and public/local government actions against it.
>
> Thanks and regards
> Doug
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of James Salsman
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:09 AM
> To: radsafelist; Dan W McCarn
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Yucca Mountain
>
> Failing to approve Yucca Mountain would be really bad, but allowing
> teratogenesis in the military is worse, as is the lesser evil of
> removing any mention of teratogenesis, chromosome malformations,
> general reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, from reports evaluating
> the safety of a substance or practice.  I.e., the propaganda saying
> only kidneys were at risk. That is really bad.  Shame on everyone in
> any one of the organizations that did so allow or remove.
>
> Dan,
>
> How much seepage have we had in recent weather from "short-term"
> holding pools? Why can't Yucca Mountain be fast-tracked to prevent
> water table seepage?  There is a clear, immediate risk that could be
> rectified.
>
> James Salsman
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