RE: the no win philosophy

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

The rational truth has been very well summed in your posting, Sandy.
Excellent!!  If you get tired of Dosimetry, Psychology would be the richer
for you to join their ranks.  Give 'em a round room and tell them to go sit
in the corner and be quiet.

Paul B. Pollan, RRPT
Southern Nuclear, Plant Farley
pbpollan@southernco.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sandy Perle [SMTP:sandyfl@earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, May 03, 2000 1:52 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	the no win philosophy
> 
> I have come to the conclusion that when one considers all of the 
> issues from all of those who are against any technology, and their 
> alternatives proposed, that the only sure way to achieve their goals, 
> at an individual level, is to chose death. In death there are no 
> environmental impacts to worry about. There are no reasons to 
> consider that their alternatives recommended have no possible way of 
> implementation in that then encroach on another mandate from 
> somewhere else in the country (the solar and wind alternatives), and 
> no one needs to consider the potential socio-economic impacts on the 
> population. It would be so much simpler.
> 
> The anti-anythings really don't want solutions. They want a mission, 
> and the more the mission can't be met, the more they cheer, for it 
> provides a career, that will never end. There is no downsizing when 
> one is fighting a fight where the goals are simple .. eliminate, yet 
> the alternatives have no boundaries. With no boundaries and 
> specifications, there can be no design.
> 
> Cost of current technology is questioned. Yet the costs are driven up 
> by the demands of those who will then use it to condemn. Back in the 
> early '80s, nuclear utilities were asked to provide information that 
> demonstrated what % of O&M was due to regulatory requirements. The 
> percentage was well over 50%. ALARA itself has driven up the cost. 
> Just look at how much is expended at even $10K/Rem avoided. This cost 
> is embedded in the O&M, and then the O&M is derided by those who are 
> against the technology stating that the cost/Kw is too high. We all 
> know why the cost is too high, and so do those who intentionally 
> drive it up. By so doing they foster their claims.
> 
> Now the industry is caving in on $$ for injury that goes un-named and 
> non-proven. If that is the case, then why dump more $$ in the name of 
> ALARA? The new regulatory rule, if the ant-s had their way would be 
> the NDA rule, No Dose Anytime .. period.
> 
> Their desires are too obvious. A question was asked earlier as to 
> what it would take for the antis to accept the nuclear option. The 
> answer is clear .. there is NOTHING that will make them accept it. 
> Why? It's their career. It's no different than anti-Vietnam, anti-
> grapes, anti-Castro.. it's just anti anything!
> 
> Further dialogue is useless. We gain nothing, we lose our integrity. 
> 
> My solution is for all of these anti-everythings to simply move to a 
> place where there are no issues, there is no need to have a career of 
> fighting everything, and simply live off the land. They need not 
> benefit from today's technology, they can bring up their families in 
> a safe place, where there are no ills. The question.. where will they 
> go. I think death is the only answer, for then there are no 
> environmental impact statements. We however have to deal with their 
> remains, and in that, less land is available for the rest of us.
> 
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