Re: Suggestions? and MSC story to be on CBS

[William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>]

For the media, a "disaster" is something that:

(1) people are scared of, and

(2) people think could happen to them.

Whether or not it's "fair," the JCO event meets both of these criteria.

The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.

Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com

Bjorn Cedervall wrote:

> I know that trust is important - but part of the topic
> was the disaster list from Reuters. How would you define
> a disaster? Aren't lives included somehow?
>
> My personal reflection only,
>
> Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com
> -------------------------------------------
> >Comparative body counts don't help anyone.
>
> >The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
> >It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> >
> >Bill Lipton
> --------------------------------------------
> >Bjorn Cedervall wrote:
>
> > > >In my opinion, there was a much more devastating fuel-preparation
> > > >disaster in 1999 than the Tokaimura accident. I refer, of
> > > >course, to the collapse of the woodpile for the Texas A&M
> > > >bonfire, which killed >12 people.
>
> > > About 20 people died when a Norwegian ferry sunk in the beginning of
> >December. Apparently not qualified enough (we all know the story -  Bq
> >escaping is more scary than cold water).
>
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