RE: RADSAFE digest 3135

["Pollan, Paul B." <PBPOLLAN@southernco.com>]

Norm, I love your term "Mobile Chernobyl" regarding transportation of spent
fuel!   This gives the type of impression that your type of organization
likes to send to people. 

Of course, I would heap rather live on a road next to a moving train of
spent fuel in the types of casks they transport it in, rather than a road
next to a train load of moving ammonia and chlorine tankers.  Oops, I just
realized that I DO live next to a track that transports chlorine and ammonia
tankers.  I will be willing to sell this home and property to you at a
really good price, Norm.  It is nowhere near one of those deadly nuclear
power plants.  I wonder why all the foliage next to the tracks is dead? I
know that the cargo the trains carry wouldn't do this, nor would the EPA
allow them to poison all the plants on either sides of the tracks due to
possible wind carryover to populated areas.  It must be some trace
radioactive material in the rails or something like that. 

Give me and the rest of us a break!  We value your opinions, but the
sensationalism you emit is more toxic than the chemicals farmers spray on -
could it be?, the crops nearby. I am glad that you are passionate about
something.  But don't stare at the moon and howl.  It could be hazardous to
your health!

My apologies in advance to fellow RadSafers.  I could not resist a little
levity.  I think I got hit in the head at an anti-nuke rally once and just
haven't been the same since (or is it sense?).
 
Paul.

Paul B. Pollan
pbpollan@southernco.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Norman & Karen Cohen [SMTP:norco@bellatlantic.net]
> Sent:	Monday, May 01, 2000 3:46 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: RADSAFE digest 3135
> 
> I don't have the details in fron of me. Suggest you check NIRS (Nuclear
> Information Resource
> Service) website: www.nirs.org   NIRS has been the leading org in opposing
> Mobile Chernoybl.
> 
> We oppose reprocessing due to the plutonium produced. This violates the
> NPT
> treaty. If we run out of uranium, our answer of course would be to shut
> the
> plants down.
> 
> norm
> 
> "Kent, Michael D" wrote:
> 
> > Norm,
> >
> > I do not know the information you have on transportation of nuclear
> fuel.
> > If have time could you list the danger's of transporting spent nuclear
> fuel.
> >
> > I do not know if you have ever seen the video's of the test the
> > transportation cask were placed through, but I can assure you that it is
> > quite impressive.  If you would like I would be happy to try and obtain
> a
> > copy and send to you (the part where a locomotive engine disintegrates
> > around the cask, and the cask is unharmed is very impressive).
> >
> > As for the extra radiation, I feel that has been discussed in previous
> > Radsafe dialogues (living in Denver etc.).
> >
> > To the concern of turning the repository into a permanent burial site,
> when
> > the cost of finding and mining Uranium exceeds the cost of reprocessing,
> or
> > the natural available supply runs out, they will take the fuel rods back
> for
> > reprocessing.
> >
> > Thank you for the reply,
> >
> > Michael D. Kent RRPT
> >
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