Re: Contaminated Residential Waste from I-131 Patients

[Kerembaev@cs.com]

Zack,

There is no rational, except avoiding the issue. It calls denial !!
By denying, the problem won't be solved, NRC with the rest of the regulatory 
body together with the RAM users are having a VULNERABLE for the outside 
attracts position.
You are absolutely right, the issue needs to be brought up. 
It will be hard to explain to public the regulatory contradictions but public 
has the right to know. I do NOT think the position: "they possibly cannot 
understand" is a good position.
May be we cannot explain?
The regulatory bubble will break eventually any way.
I also can understand people's problems, uncomfortable feelings to bring it 
up, promotions, job security etc. Some people may get hurt in the process, 
escape goats.
It always was there and will be there.
So it will come to the personal positions and willingness to take a position.

I am happy to see that some of us, like Carol, standing their positions, but 
the problem
is the silence of very comfortable majority.

Nice and Safe weekend to every one!

Emil.
kerembaev@cs.com



In a message dated 2/11/00 8:12:51 Pacific Standard Time, 
zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us writes:

<< 
 If a public hearing is held what's the problem?  Isn't that what government 
is all about?  I would like to hear the rational that tries to explain why a 
small fraction of a dose that -  is safe for a patient, is safe for the 
people living and working with/around the patient, and is not regulated in 
the sewers - is suddenly not safe in a dilluted trash stream going into an 
incinerator.  

I would think the union for the trash collectors would have some input to 
exposing their members to sharps and other disease vectors in residential 
trash.  (Last I heard, soiled diapers were the leading cause of polio 
transmission in the US.)  

I'ld also find it interesting to get the public reaction if the anti's tried 
to suggest banning a common diagnostic and treatment medical procedure.   Or, 
the voters reaction to legislators who tried it.  I know at least four people 
who have had radio iodine treatment, and that doesn't count President Bush.  
I don't think I'm that unusual with that statistic.
  >>
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