[ RadSafe ] Aftermath of Fukishima - Thousands of Deaths Preventable by H...

[Jerry Cohen]

Joe,
    I think you missed the point. All you have described regarding the seismic 
fragility of Japan is true. However, despite this fact, the overall risk from 
nuclear installations is well within the generally accepted limits of 
risk acceptability. The recent earthquake/tsunami incident may not recur for 
many centuries. The entire U.S.A is certainly not immune to similar 
catastrophes. One of the our worst earthquakes happened at New Madrid , Missouri 
in an area of  relatively low seismicity.  There are no guarantees that 
disasters of most any magnitude will not occur just about anywhere. If we were 
to accept the "precautionary principle", and base all decisions on risk 
avoidance, society could grind to a halt, and quality of life
would drastically diminish. 

Jerry Cohen



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From: "JPreisig at aol.com" <JPreisig at aol.com>
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Sent: Tue, October 16, 2012 12:33:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Aftermath of Fukishima - Thousands of Deaths 
Preventable by H...

Dr. Long, Radsafe,

    Japan is a special situation.  It is a set of  small islands which are 
quite seismically active.
The placement of very large (global scale subduction) faults in close  
proximity to the islands make
tsunami risks and loss-of-life quite real.  Japan doesn't have all  that 
much available farmland.
One bad nuclear accident and companion tsunami has harmed a fair chunk of  
their farmland.
They are deciding to phase out nuclear power.  It makes good sense for  
Japan.

    The are many places on Earth for which Nuclear  Power is a very viable 
power option.

    Most of the USA is a great place for nuclear  power.

    Have a good week...

    Joseph R. (Joe) Preisig, PhD

  

      


In a message dated 10/16/2012 3:23:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
howard.long at comcast.net writes:

Jerry,  
Your conference on Radiation Hormesis, Health Physics, May, 1987,  
(which I just pulled out of the file by my desk) 
is updated by Dr  Orient's one page on 
The Aftermath of Fukishima in Civil Defense  Perspectives (Google).

It gives enough info. to write and speak on  (headings):
The Harm of Over-reaction
Consistent, Meaningful  Doses
Establishing a Rational Evacuation Standard

You-all can best  respond to fear mongers who question your very existence!
"Should Japan,  and the world, totally give up on nuclear energy (Nature  
6/7/12)?"

Howard Long, Family Doctor, Doctors for Disaster Preparedness  Board Member


On Oct 16, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Jerry Cohen  <jjc105 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
>  Howard,
>    Are you suggesting that the way to deal  with a blunder (LNT)
>  is to ignore and/or perpetuate it?
>  
> Jerry Cohen
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Howard Long <howard.long at comcast.net>
> To: The Protection  MailingList International Radiation 
>  <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Cc: Orient Jane  <janeorientmd at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tue, October 16, 2012 9:38:53  AM
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Aftermath of Fukishima - Thousands of Deaths  
Preventable by 
> Health Physicists!
> 
> This concise page  of technical and political data ends with,
> " If we were, however, to  admit that low-dose radiation is not only safe 
but 
> might cure cancer  and prevent birth defects, what would happen to 
compensation 
> payments  to people irradiated at Hiroshima or Chernobyl, or the 
reputation of 
>  health physicists?
> 
> Health physicists have a duty to save  thousands of lives from 
deprivation in 
> Japan, now.
> Who will  raise the voice of science to discredit the fearmongers?
> This page  prepares you:
> 
> Google :  Civil Defense Perspectives Sept  2012
> 
> Howard Long
> 
>  _______________________________________________
>  
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