Re: Memo Cites Paducah Exposure Risk

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

Your interpretation is correct.  It looks to me like well-crafted
sensationalism with plausible deniability if ever required.  You can't sell
newspapers with bland stories.

Don Kosloff mailto:dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St, Perry OH 44981
----- Original Message -----
From: Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Memo Cites Paducah Exposure Risk


> At 12:07 11.02.2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Memo Cites Paducah Exposure Risk
> >
> >WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 1,600 tons of nuclear weapons parts are
> >scattered around a uranium enrichment complex in Kentucky, possibly
> >posing a risk of exposure to workers, according to excerpts of a memo
> >published today.
> >
>
> In my opinion the expression "nuclear weapons parts" does not necessarily
> mean that this describes weapons grade plutonium or uranium. I find it
hard
> to believe, that 1 600 tons of this stuff would be scattered around! I
> would rather expect that to be construction material, which could not pose
> a radiation problem. "Scattered around" means for me, that the parts can
be
> found unguarded anywhere on the site - similar to the toys of children
> being "scattered around" in their room. Please tell me, whether my
> interpretation of the English language is correct.
>
> Franz
>
>
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