[ RadSafe ] A modest proposal

Wed Jul 7 09:05:46 CDT 2010

FYI 

"A Modest Proposal" is also the commonly known title of a classic bit of
satire by Jonathan Swift regarding the poverty in Ireland in the 18th
century - the actual title of the essay is: "A Modest Proposal For
Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to
Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public" 

It is a basic staple of the genre in the study of world literature,
especially western world literature. The pamphlet Swift published
anonymously in 1729 is a sustained irony highlighting the British
officials in charge of Ireland - 

I suspect the satirical nature of this modest proposal as well. Satire
is not Science, but it doesn't hurt the scientific world to be aware of
the genre....

helen Bailly
Radiation Dosimetry & Records
Senior Dosimetry Technician
INL
(208) 533-0730

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truly! Laugh uncontrollably!... And never regret anything that made you
smile.

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of
franz.schoenhofer at chello.at
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 1:32 PM
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
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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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