[ RadSafe ] Approaching nuclear power dialogue

[Perle, Sandy]

Franz is absolutely correct. One cannot ignore those opposed to nuclear power. One must engage them with scientific basis and facts, not simply idle debate. In the end, the public and politicians will react, and we have seen that those reactions have been negative to our industry, hindering the world's ability to meet not only future energy demands, but current demands in specific geographical areas. Let's not make the same mistakes in the future.

Regards,

Sandy

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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Franz Schönhofer
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:57 AM
To: 'Ahmad Al-Ani'; jsalsman at gmail.com; jdaitken at sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com
Cc: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Salsman warning

Ahmad,

This is in my opinion one of the most foolish approaches.

First of all you have to distinguish between different countries and their
approach to nuclear power. .......

Etc. etc. I am not going to waste my time on this topic.

Topics have to be discussed in detail, on a country specific basis. There
are so many factors for such a decision, public opinion being just one of
them! To ignore the anti nuclears is just another way of showing them that
you do not take them serious, enhancing their efforts. In my home country
Austria we did not take them serious before the (silly!) referendum in 1978,
we ridiculed them with correct arguments etc. and then the referendum was
against the opening of the NPP in Zwentendorf.

Do you want to repeat this disaster somewhere else??? Or do you want to have
a dictatory governement which would simply declare what is good for their
citizens?

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA



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