[ RadSafe ] True of False

[franz.schoenhofer at chello.at]

Bill,

Again I have to shed a compliment: This is the best comment on the topic I can imagine. 

Best regards,

Franz



---- William Lipton <doctorbill34 at gmail.com> schrieb:
> The new reactors are inherently safe against analyzed risks.  My concern is
> those risks that may have been overlooked or dismissed out of hand.  The
> current plants have a history of poor performance against unanticipated
> events, e.g. small break LOCA (TMI), boric acid corrosion (Davis Bessie),
> and simultaneous earthquake and tsunami (Fukushima).  I'm not convinced
> that the new reactor designs have anticipated all credible scenarios.
> Bill Lipton
> It's not about dose, it's about trust.
>  On Feb 17, 2012 1:36 PM, "Ahmad Al-Ani" <ahmadalanimail at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > This an interesting topic, and I encourage all to share their thoughts.
> >
> > Safe is not an absolute parameter, it can only be understood by comparing
> > to something else. Are cars inherently safe? absolutely not, yet millions
> > drive or ride them daily without any concern.
> >
> > Accordingly, being safe inherently or not is irrelevant to the public, and
> > the media. This is another attempt, a failed one in my opinion, to impress
> > the media and the public by using highly vague technical terms.
> >
> > Ahmad
> >
> >
> > >________________________________
> > > From: Otto G. Raabe <ograabe at ucdavis.edu>
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> > >Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 8:16 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] True of False
> > >
> > >At 09:00 AM 2/17/2012,  John wrote:
> > >> Are "New" ones safer than old ones?
> > >********************
> > >The public's view is that Nuclear Reactor are inherently all dangerously
> > unsafe.
> > >
> > >They have Chernobyl, Three-Mile Island, and Fukushima to prove it.
> > >
> > >
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