[ RadSafe ] Claimed nuclear power expert regrets his involvement in that industry

[Roger Helbig]

Anyone on the list know Jack Barnes O'Hara who claims to have worked
at Westinghouse Electric Co and care to comment upon his
qualifications as being a "nuclear expert" - he makes some pretty wild
claims so his genuineness seems rather questionable.

Roger Helbig

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Christina MacPherson posted: "No to nuclear JACK BARNES O’Hara
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2014/01/05/No-to-nuclear/stories/201401050051
January 4, 2014 I must take exception to my former colleague at
Westinghouse Electric Co. for his Dec. 29 Perspectives piece, “Atoms"
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A nuclear power expert regrets his involvement in that industry

by Christina MacPherson

No to nuclear JACK BARNES O’Hara
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2014/01/05/No-to-nuclear/stories/201401050051
January 4, 2014 I must take exception to my former colleague at
Westinghouse Electric Co. for his Dec. 29 Perspectives piece, “Atoms
f0r Peace, 60 years later”, They are still trying to sell this pig to
a public that needs to know the facts. The following are just a few
items in response to their claims:

• It will never be known how many workers directly involved with
nuclear materials died a premature death due to exposure to
high-energy radiation.

• The Japanese were very fortunate that no workers were killed
directly by radiation in the Fukushima incident. However, there were
very courageous workers who exposed themselves to high radiation to
perform emergency shutdowns. Their lives will probably be cut short.

• Millions of pounds of spent fuel from operating plants are still on
site. A terrorist’s dream.

• The residue from this technology will be with mankind for thousands
of years to come.

• A Chernobyl-type incident at one of the sites that is in a
metropolitan area could cause a trillion dollars in damage and render
the area unlivable.

There is no good answer to our energy problems and every technology
has its down side, but nuclear power is not the solution.

I am sorry that I made it my life’s work.

Christina MacPherson | January 7, 2014 at 6:38 am | Categories:
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