Re: Our own worst enemy?

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

Every congressman's first duty (whether they acknowledge it or not) is to
get reelected.  Extremists on an issue are more likely to vote, and more
likely to work to influence others to vote, than satisfied folk.  Thus "The
squeaky wheel gets the grease".

Don Kosloff mailto:dkosloff@ncweb.com

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From: Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: Our own worst enemy?


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> Dan, I think you have hit on something significant here.  If, as you say,
(and I
> have had similar experience) real health effects can be triggered by false
fears,
> and since the Atomic Energy Act as amended gives the responsibility to the
NRC to
> protect Americans from radiation, shouldn't the NRC ( and DOE and EPA) be
doing all
> it (they) can to erase false fears of radiation that create real health
effects?  If
> Congress really wants the federal agencies to protect health and safety,
shouldn't
> Congress be insisting that the agencies pass regulations that do not
result in real
> harm from false fears?  Perhaps someone should sue the agencies for not
doing their
> job in this respect?  How about including IAEA, ICRP, NCRP and BEIR VI?
What do
> y'all think?  Al Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net
>
> "Strom, Daniel J" wrote:
>
> > "Unnecessary" measurements? In the larger public health picture, taking
into
> > account the fact that real health effects can be triggered by false
fears,
> > anything that can be legitimately and honestly done at reasonable cost
to build
> > or restore peace of mind is, in my opinion, a valid part of the
profession of
> > health physics.
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