Re: we're still our own worse enemy

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 14:27 11.02.2000 -0600, you wrote:
>>  If the uppermost supervisor (the public) wants to be
>> assured that there is no risk around even for the 100th time and months
>> after an accident, which would not have emitted any radionuclides - then it
>> will be done. 
>
>If you want to take it to the extreme, and if the concept is to 
>persuade the public that they are totally safe,  I'd be happy to 
>badge every member of the general public .. and then they would know 
>exactly what they have been exposed to ... period!  :>

This depends on what kind of badge you provide - if it is for gammas, maybe
betas, some anti's would come up with protesting that the dose due to
neutrons and alphas has not been established....... 

No way out of this dilemma.....

Franz




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