Re: RE: Ukraine Orders Chernobyl Closed

["Frank R. Borger_(FRB)" <frb@gammex.com>]

Well, referring to the Oak Ridge report about the amount of Uranium and Thorium
released to the environment from burning coal, (more released in the US by our
current coal plants than the amount of radioactive material used by our nuclear
plants,) we could really muck things up by pointing that out too.

But the main problem is we've got a lot of power companies that are already in
deep doo-doo already, and they don't need any more problems, so we really don't
want to muck things up. 

And now I'm going to pour some hot coffee in my lap and sue somebody...;-)





Frank R. Borger - SeniorSupport Engineer, Gammex RMI
fborger@gammex.com phn 608-828-7289 fax 608-828-7500

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>>> Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu> March 29, 2000 11:28 >>>


On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Franta, Jaroslav wrote:

> It is not helpful to hinge the
> future of the nuclear industry and an important element of the energy supply
> to a claim that low levels of radiation cause "negligible" damage or are
> even helpful. 

	--How about comparing the health effects of nuclear power and coal
burning? If we are to be so conservative about the harmful effects of
nuclear power --being careful to over-estimate rather than under-estimate
them --how about doing the same for coal burning. Even without this, it is
easy to show that every time a coal burning plant is built instead of a
nuclear plant, about 1000 people are condemned to an early death.
	But pointing this out has not worked. The public has not gotten
the message. They fear nuclear power because of LNT, even though LNT still
gives the above favorable comparison with coal-burning.

 Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu 


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