Re: background Vs man-made emissions

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

One of my previous comments regarding the replacement of I-131 
for shorter half-life radionuclides was incorrect and misleading, as 
was pointed out to me in recent e-mail. I should have been more 
careful in my statement since I do know that I-131 is routinely used 
in diagnostic as well as therapeutic applications. The discussion 
on hospital waste disposal, contamination issues and patient dose 
issues has been well covered here on Radsafe. So, I acknowledge 
that mistake. 

My point in the thread was that nuclear medicine applications 
routinely use short-lived radionuclides. Therefore, to conclude that 
damage is done from short-lived radionuclides emitted from a power 
reactor is obviously an incorrect statement, and is used only in an 
attempt to divert attention from the real issue .. that being that 
there is in fact .. no issue with respect to power reactor emissions.
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