[ RadSafe ] Radiation exposure and the power of zero By JeffreyPatterson | 26 April 2011

[John R Johnson]

Bill

I agree. Isn't that why we use the ALARA principal?

John
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Prestwich" <prestwic at mcmaster.ca>
To: "'The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List'" 
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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Radiation exposure and the power of zero By 
JeffreyPatterson | 26 April 2011


> The statement that science has shown there is no safe level of radiation 
> is
> not defensible, if for no other reason than there is no scientific
> definition of safe.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of JON
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:04 PM
> To: radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radiation exposure and the power of zero By Jeffrey
> Patterson | 26 April 2011
>
> http://www.(thebulletin).org/web-edition/op-eds/radiation-exposure-and-the-p
> ower-of-zero
> (thebulletin) in parentheses to eliminate any search engine benefit .
>
> I am wondering what the opinion among the physicists is regarding the
> conclusion of this article. It is different from that which I was taught.
> Especially the last paragraph:
>
> We must choose to halt this process. To do this we need to quickly abolish
>> all nuclear weapons, and make a dramatic and rapid retreat from the use 
>> of
>> nuclear power to generate electricity. Only then will we demonstrate that
> we
>> recognize and appreciate the true meaning of Einstein's prophetic words:
>> "The splitting of the atom has changed everything save our mode of
> thinking.
>> Thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe."
>>
>
> I realize he is just a physician but is the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
> even credible???
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