[ RadSafe ] A modest proposal

Tue Jul 6 20:34:02 CDT 2010

Dear Franz:

Peaceful Uses of nuclear explosives are permitted under the NPT.

http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcircs/Others/infcirc140.pdf 

http://tinyurl.com/nfcirc140-pdf

TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

ARTICLE V
Each Party to the Treaty undertakes to take appropriate measures to ensure
that, in accordance with this Treaty, under appropriate international
observation and through appropriate international procedures, potential
benefits from any peaceful applications of nuclear explosions will be made
available to non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty on a
non-discriminatory basis and that the charge to such Parties for the
explosive devices used will be as low as possible and exclude any charge for
research and development. Non-nuclear weapon States Party to the Treaty
shall be able to obtain such benefits, pursuant to a special international
agreement or agreements, through an appropriate international body with
adequate representation of non-nuclear-weapon States. Negotiations on this
subject shall commence as soon as possible after the Treaty enters into
force. Non-nuclear-weapon States Party to the Treaty so desiring may also
obtain such benefits pursuant to bilateral agreements. 

Dan ii (the "other" Dan)

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-----Original Message-----
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franz.schoenhofer at chello.at
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 13:32
To: McClung, Danny; radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] A modest proposal

Yes, Dan, 

Since you rather more than less invite RADSAFErs for comments, please accept
mine: Being an Austrian citizen, but having been trravelled a lot in this
world I unfortunately do not know the "Sedan Crater". I have been
contemplating in HIroshima, Nagasaki, on the Trinity site and under an
extensive research project on the Mururoa and Fangataufa sites where most of
the French tests have been conducted. 

This proposal for stopping the oil spill by nuclear bombs is absolutely
unacceptable. First of all  nuclear explosions are definitely prohibited by
international law. The USA has violated international law (e.g. Iraq), to
such an extent that I do not believe that it would be accepted in such a
case,  take the public opinion into consideration.. 

How can anybody propose such a solution? How can mass media distribute such
an outstanding nonsense? How can this be distributed world-wide?

But finally it seems to me that this was discussed at RADSAFE seriously as a
possibility. How can this happen within the learned community or RADSAFE???

Franz

(Happy to not being blocked any more on RADSAFE.)

---- "McClung schrieb:
> As one who has stood at the edge of Sedan Crater all by myself on 
> several occasions contemplating the good and bad of nuclear testing 
> and weapons as a whole (it's a beautiful and surreal sight), I say 
> it's probably not a good idea.  Containment failures have occurred at 
> NTS in the past.  A failure in this case would likely empty all of the 
> oil in the deposit into the gulf rather rapidly. This is my personal 
> opinion, although I have been known to listen to reason. Go ahead, try me!
> 
> Dan
> Danny K. McClung, BS, RRPT, Health Physics Consultant Environmental 
> Health Strategic Healthcare Group (13A) Office of Public Health and 
> Environmental Hazards Veterans Health Administration Central Office 
> 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20420
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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 Geo>K0FF
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 1:10 PM
> To: Brennan, Mike (DOH); radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] A modest proposal
> 
> Well that would work and it would make 2001 nuclear explosions done on 
> our planet instead of just 2000
> 
> As one who has stood on the edge of the Sedan Crater with a Geiger 
> Counter , I say it is a reasonable idea. Underground of course.
> 
> George Dowell
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brennan, Mike (DOH)" <Mike.Brennan at DOH.WA.GOV>
> To: <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 11:59 AM
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] A modest proposal
> 
> 
> > Here is a Reuters article: Special Report: Should BP nuke its 
> > leaking well?
> >
> > http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6611RF20100702
> >
> > What could possibly go wrong?
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