RE: Suggestions? and MSC story to be on CBS- Misuse of language

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

There are many reasons why the general public today has perceptions 
about anything nuclear cemented in stone. I have to agree with Bill 
Lipton when he says that we, the industry, are mainly to blame for 
this perception. Granted, there is the LNT association which leads to 
fear and misrepresentation of the real risks. However, it's the 
industry's past communication methodology, leaving the public and 
politicians out of the loop, with the firm belief that they were not 
intelligent enough to understand the new technology, and therefore, 
had no real reason to be told anything. Tack on all of the industry's 
miscues over the years, and those that continue today, and it is not 
unreasonable for the public to simply not believe anything we say 
about what the real risks are, and how to deal with the perceived 
risks.

As stated many times, the answer to our current state lies in 
education at the earliest age and grade levels. We also have to find 
some science teacher groups who are willing to listen to us today, 
since they are still the teachers of our young. If they are not 
convinced, there is no one to teach the kids. The reality is we will 
have to wait a generation before we can start a new attitude towards 
the nuclear option. The question remains, do we have the necessary 
time to allow that to happen?

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