[ RadSafe ] What's Killing The Nuclear Industry?

[William Lipton]

Jerry,

You are indeed fortunate to have worked exclusively with trustworthy,
conscientious, and competent people.  I wasn't as fortunate.

To answer your question:  "So, who were these people in nuclear power
production who were unconcerned and/or indifferent toward safety and
therefore untrustworthy."

Let's see:

The people at TEPCO who decided that placing the emergency generators for
Fukushima where they could be flooded was "good enough."

The designers at Chernobyl and similar plants who decided that no
containment and a positive reactivity coefficient was "good enough."

The management at Davis Besse who decided that postponing inspecting the
reactor vessel head for boric acid damage was "good enough," and those at
the NRC who went along with it.

The management of the Zimmer construction who decided that Quality
Assurance was a nuisance and that meeting production schedules was more
important than quality.  The plant would be "good enough."  In fact, it was
unlicenseable.

The maintenance people at Browns Ferry who decided that the best way to
test flammable sealant was with a candle.  They were aided by the engineers
and construction people who thought, (or probably didn't think about it)
that routing redundant safety cables thru the same cable tray was "good
enough."

This is just a start.  I'm not saying these people were evil.  I'm sure
that they made these decisions in good faith.  Unfortunately, it's not
"good enough."

Bill Lipton
It's not about dose, it's about trust.




On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Yahoo Mail Inc <jjc105 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Before retirement, I spent many years in work associiated with nuclear
> power
> production. Of course. I knew many people  involved in the industry.
> However, I
> don't know of anyone in management or operational positions who was
> unaware of
> the potential dangers and/or was unconcerned and considered safety
> unimportant.
> So, who were these people in nuclear power production who were unconcerned
> and/or
> indifferent toward safety and therefore untrustworthy.
> Jarry Cohen
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nick Tsurikov <nick.tsurikov at gmail.com>
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Sent: Wed, May 15, 2013 7:00:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] What's Killing The Nuclear Industry?
>
> Dear William,
> I wholeheartedly agree.  And we can, in many cases, put the same thing to
> the mining and processing industry as well, and not just to uranium - but
> to all NORM/TENORM things as well... Sadly...
> Kind regards and thank you very much for an excellent point.
> Nick Tsurikov, Western Australia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Lipton <doctorbill34 at gmail.com>
> > To: radsafe <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> > Sent: Mon, May 13, 2013 1:43 pm
> > Subject: [ RadSafe ] What's Killing The Nuclear Industry?
> >
> >
> > As a supporter of nuclear power, who retired after working 26 years at a
> > nuclear power plant, it is frustrating to read the many postings and
> > arguments regarding LNT, hormesis, mutated tomatoes at Fukushima, the
> > dangers of coal,  etc.  You don't get it!
> >
> > The future of nuclear power will NOT be decided by whether low level
> > radiation exposure is good or bad, whether the media is biased, whether
> our
> > government is controlled by antinukes, or whether other ways of producing
> > electricity are just as hazardous.
> >
> > There is only one question that the public cares about:  Can the nuclear
> > industry be trusted to manage the technology?
> >
> > I dare anyone to answer, "Yes," to that.
> >
> > Going forward, discussions should focus on what we can do to change this
> > situation.  The burden of proof is on us.
> >
> > Bill Lipton
> > It's not about dose, it's about trust.
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