Re[4]: Contaminated Residential Waste from I-131 Patient

[steve.rima@DOEGJPO.COM (Steven Rima)]

     Bill,
     
     I have my own opinion of the EPA as an agency, as I do of the NRC, 
     DOE, etc. I'll keep those "global" opinions to myself and not post 
     them to RADSAFE; however, I do find that it's sometimes too easy to 
     blame "the government" or "the bureacracy" for what we may perceive to 
     be problems. Passing laws and writing regulations to implement those 
     laws is essentially a political process, and not a scientific one. 
     That's the unfortunate reality that we live with. Maybe the experts 
     who distrust and rail against the NRC or any other agency should go to 
     work for them and try to change things.
     
     Beats me what the solution is, but for any of us in the HP community 
     to very publicly berate the agencies that regulate us is certainly NOT 
     the solution.
     
     Steve


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Subject: RE: Re[2]: Contaminated Residential Waste from I-131 Patient
Author:  "Porter ; Bill" <billp@rad.hfh.edu> at Internet
Date:    2/11/00 11:16 AM


And what is your opinion of the EPA??
I'm sure there are many very conscientious employees there also.
I don't percieve the issue as the employees, but rather the bureacracy.
     
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