[ RadSafe ] Idea to improve public perceptions

[Ted de Castro]

Oh don't worry - these things aren't exactly robust and if supplied to 
the general populace enough will be mis-used causing enough anomalous 
readings to make LOTS of alarming pollution claims.

Make a fool proof one and I'd agree - but it doesn't exist and if it did 
it would be very expensive.

On 8/16/2013 1:48 PM, Jim Darrough wrote:
> Good point. Send them to people living in Hawaii, Fiji, Oklahoma, anyplace
> without a reactor within 1000 miles.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Bourquin, Marty
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Idea to improve public perceptions
>
> While I like the idea I can also see the members of the public then claiming
> that the natural background radiation that is being measured is coming from
> your facility and is "polluting" their homes/towns etc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Darrough
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> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Idea to improve public perceptions
>
> Great idea!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Maltese
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 12:07 PM
> To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Idea to improve public perceptions
>
> Any company or organization that wants to improve the public perception of
> nuclear should start a program that rents out dosimeters by the day or the
> week. Once they see that radiation is everywhere in varying strengths they
> will have that memory for life. What do you think?
>
> --
> Rick Maltese
>
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