[ RadSafe ] Video Guarapari - Chernobyl

Sat Oct 29 19:02:49 CDT 2011

Stewart,

I am really sorry to read the confirmation that Anselmo has died. I heard some rumors before. I used to know him, met him at several international conferences, especially on NORM during the recent 15-20 years. A very nice person, easy to discuss with.

What a pity!

Franz

---- Stewart Farber <SAFarber at optonline.net> schrieb:
> Hello Theo,
> Your video seems like a worthwhile project.
> 
> When you mentioned needing English speaking radiation specialists in Brazil,
> I thought of a person I had met back in the 1970s while he was earning a
> Ph.D at the Sterling Forest research center of NYU studying under Dr. Merril
> Eisenbud. The name of this specialist was Dr. Anselmo Paschoa who had
> returned to Brazil after he carried out some environmental radiation studies
> for my firm, involved with the Seabrook Nuclear Plant licensing. Dr. Paschoa
> held senior positions in Brazil involved with Environmental Radiation and
> Nuclear Energy.
> 
> In checking on his contact info a few minutes ago, I was saddened to read
> that Dr. Paschoa died a few months ago. His obituary [roughly translated]
> reads, in part:
> 
> "Last Thursday, 24th March [2011], during a meeting at the Brazilian Physics
> Society, when the Brazilian nuclear program and the actual organization of
> the Brazilian nuclear sector was under discussion, Anselmo Paschoa, fell.
> Urgent relief, CPR, resuscitation apparently effective, repeated
> arrhythmias, but does not seem to have recovered consciousness until his
> death less than two days later, at dawn on 26th March. Anselmo died as he
> always lived: combative, integrity and firm in his convictions.
>  
> "Anselmo was born in 1937, graduated (Bachelors Degree) in Physics from the
> Faculty of Philosophy, National University of Brazil (1962), M.Sc. in
> Radiological Health from New York University (NYU) in 1971 and Ph.D. in
> Nuclear Sciences and Engineering, also at NYU in 1975. Was Professor at the
> Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro PUC-Rio (1996-2005). He joined the
> PUC-Rio in 1965 as Assistant Professor. He was visiting Professor at the
> University of Utah (1982-1985) and Guest Scientist at Brookhaven National
> Laboratory (1984). He was also Director of Radiation Protection, Nuclear
> Safety and Safeguards of Nuclear Energy National Commission (1990-1992).
>  
> First of all, for his work at NYU, with Prof. Merril Eisenbud, he was one of
> the precursors of Radioecology in Brazil. One of his last major achievement
> was the organization of the 8th International Symposium on the Natural
> Radiation Environment (NRE-VIII), held in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, October
> 2007, which proceedings was published as a book by the Elsevier in 2010. He
> was actually member of the Natural Radiation Environment Association (NREA)
> board.".......... 
> (from Jose Marcus Godoy)
> 
> I thought the above obit might offer you a number of possible points of
> contact to find a person to assist in your project:
> 
> --Catholic University of Rio de Janiero PUC-Rio
> -- Nuclear Safety and Safeguards of Nuclear Energy National Commission
> [Brazil]
> -- Natural Radiation Environment Association (NREA) board
> -- MRE-VIII Proceedings for which Dr. Paschoa was editor -Elsevier 2010
> -See: 
> http://books.google.com/books?id=-zFBAQAAIAAJ&q=monazite&source=gbs_word_clo
> ud_r&cad=5
> 
> The above link provides a way to find libraries which have the  published
> proceedings. It is about $200 to purchase. I think there would be a number
> of authors listed in this book related to elevated background areas in
> Brazil, who are expert in many aspects of Environmental Radioactivity, speak
> English, and live in Brazil.
> 
> Good luck with your project,
> 
> Stewart Farber, MSPH
> SAFarber at optonline.net
> 203-441-8433
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Theo Richel
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 11:32 AM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) MailingList
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Video Guarapari - Chernobyl
> 
> LS,
> 
> I am preparing a video  for which we will visit both the surroundings of
> the Chernobyl area as well as the beaches of Guarapari in Brazil. The
> first is considered hell on earth, the second paradise, but nevertheless
> the radiation levels in hell are much lower then in paradise. We intend
> to contrast the two with a permanent on screen Geiger counter and hope
> to convey the message that we are unnecessarily radiophobic.  Everything
> will be recorded in HD by a professional cameraman, in case you
> wondered. The vid will be available on the internet from the summer of
> 2012.
> 
> In Brazil however they speak Portuguese and in Ukraine (is Ukrainian a
> different language then Russian, I do not know?), so I am very much
> looking for English speaking contacts in both areas that are more or
> less knowledgeable on radiation . Are these people in this group, or can
> anyone refer me?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Theo Richel
> 
> theo at richel.org
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