Re: we're still our own worse enemy

[BobCherry@aol.com]

In a message dated 11-Feb-2000 1:46:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
sandyfl@earthlink.net writes:

> If we, radiation specialists, take these kinds of unnecessary action, 
> simply to make the public feel better, we are more at fault to 
> promote the misinformation about radiation accidents, radiation 
> exposure and radiation risks, than we can ever blame any other 
> factor. To do so is unethical, and only causes further damage to what 
>  we scientists know as fact, and allows emotions to dictate policy 
> even further. In the end, the public, in the USA, will be no more pro-
> nuclear by these actions being taken, compared to no actions being 
> taken.

I learned early in my health physics career that the only way to convince the 
public that these sorts of measurements are unnecessary is to take them.

Bob Cherry
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