[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Power vs Coal Power

Sat Dec 6 12:08:59 CST 2014

Actually, ALAP was "As Low As Practicable". Tells you how old I am!!

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> On Dec 6, 2014, at 11:11 AM, John R Johnson <idiasjrj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> John
> 
> That's what we called ALAP(as low as possible) and later ALARA (as low as
> reasonable achievable).
> 
> John
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 8:34 AM, <JOHN.RICH at sargentlundy.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Way back( late 70s - early 80s) there was an attempt to site a nuclear
>> power plant next to a coal fired power plant on the southern shore of Lake
>> Michigan (Bailey NPP).  We had to get pre-construction measurements and,
>> If I remember correctly, the dose rates at the boundary between the coal
>> plant and NPP were already higher than allowed by 40 CFR 190 for the
>> Bailey NPP.
>> 
>> So, yeh, coal fired plants emit radioactive material.  This doesn't mean
>> the radioactivity level is a big deal, only that we can detect very low
>> levels, but as has so often been stated here, the fact that it can be
>> detected doesn't mean its inimical to the health and safety of the public.
>> - -jmr
>> 
>> John Rich
>> 312-269-3768
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From:   Doug Aitken <JAitken at slb.com>
>> To:     ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com>, "The International Radiation
>> Protection (Health Physics) Mailing     List"
>> <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
>> Date:   12/06/2014 10:17 AM
>> Subject:        Re: [ RadSafe ] 10 warmest years on record
>> Sent by:        radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Does not a lot of this waste from coal fired power stations contain a
>> significant amount of radioactivity? And should it not be treated as
>> TENORM?
>> That would put the cat among the pigeons.....
>> Regards
>> Doug
>> 
>> Doug Aitken
>> Cell phone: 713-562-8585
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [
>> mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of ROY HERREN
>> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:15 PM
>> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] 10 warmest years on record
>> 
>> Is there a double standard at work here regarding waste post energy
>> production?  What is the coal fired energy industries long term
>> plan/solution for the environmentally acceptable disposal of well over a
>> century of accumulated waste?  See  ?Thick Orange Gooey Stuff? With
>> Arsenic, Lead Found In River Near Duke Energy Power PlantandNew Coal Ash
>> Leaks Found at Duke Energy?s Buck Power Plant » EcoWatch
>>   Roy Herren
>> 
>>     On Friday, December 5, 2014 6:24 AM, "Sandgren, Peter"
>> <Peter.Sandgren at ct.gov> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> No agenda here - just relaying what has been reported:
>> http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/10-warmest-years-globally
>> It?s official: 2013 is tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest year for
>> Planet Earth since modern record-keeping began more than 130 years ago.
>> The mean global temperature rose 1.12°F above the 20th century average.
>> That means the 10 warmest years on record have all happened since 1998,
>> with 2010 still on top as the warmest of all. The only year in the entire
>> 20th century that was warmer than 2013, and the only one remaining in the
>> top 10, was 1998. This also marks the 37th straight year where the global
>> temperature was above the long term average.
>> 
>> (Google News) US, British data show 2014 could be hottest year on record
>> 
>> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/27/us-climatechange-heat-idUKKCN0JB1EM20141127
>> 
>> 
>> P. SANDGREN
>> CT DESPP - DEMHS
>> RAD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
>> 25 SIGOURNEY ST., HARTFORD, CT
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>>> On 11/24/2014 12:49 PM, JPreisig at aol.com wrote:
>>> Radsafe,
>>> 
>>>       See google news --- antarctic sea  ice    .
>>> 
>>>       Not only is there more Antarctic Ice,  but it is also now
>>> thicker,  as determined by underwater robotic vessels.
>>> 
>>>       So much for global warming????
>>> 
>>>       Joe Preisig
>> 
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