Re: A real solution

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@prodigy.net>]

Norm,
    This is not a dig, I am really curious. For the last 40 years or so, the
AEC/ERDA/DOE has been floundering around attempting to find an acceptable
solution for managing/disposing of nuclear waste. Billions of dollars have
been spent with little, if anything, to show for it. To my knowledge the
characteristics of an acceptable solution ,  have never  really  been
defined . As I'm sure you are aware, if you don't know what you are looking
for, chances are that you will not find it. In your opinion, if a "real
solution" were ever to present itself, how would   you , as an opponent to
nuclear power, recognize it ? Specifically, what do you think they should
look for?
jjcohen@prodigy.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Norman & Karen Cohen <norco@bellatlantic.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: About this list


>Hi Al,
>
>I am certainly in favor of nuclear medicine. Xrays and MRI's saved my life
when they
>discovered a tumor growing near my spine about 7 years ago. I have no
problem with
>research, with looking for better, safer ways of making energy. I'd have no
problem
>with nuclear spacecraft as long as they are launched in space and in such a
way that
>there was no danger for their falling back to earth.
>
>Lochbaum still thinks nuke plants can be run safely. I'm not convinced of
that. I
>continue to feel that because there are non-coal, green, safe alternatives,
that we
>can and must phase out nukes over a reasonable period of time.
>
>To convince me that nuke plants are safe would be difficult, due to my
level of risk
>I'm willing to accept and due to my experiences working to close the Salem
Nukes. In
>theory, it's possible to build a totally safe nuke as soon as you work out
a real
>solution for the waste. In reality, human beings get involved, and that
eliminates
>even the theory of "totally safe".
>
>peace
>norm
>
>
>Al Tschaeche wrote:
>
>> Neon John wrote:
>>
>> > One MUST understand the nature of the enemy if we are to have ANY
>> > hope of prevailing.
>>
>> Absolutely!!!!!
>>
>> And the nature of the anti nuclear leaders and true believers is just
that.  Anti
>> - they will never be pro.  It won't make any difference what we say, they
want
>> nothing nuclear and will continue with that point of view forever.  That
is why I
>> always preface a communication with an apparently anti person with the
question:
>> "Is it your point of view that humans should have nothing to do with
things
>> nuclear: no radiation, no radioactive material in the world?"  If they
answer,
>> "Yes," then my work is done.  Even if they answer "No," after we have
corresponded
>> a couple of times, it becomes apparent the answer really is "Yes."  It is
only
>> those who have really not yet made up their minds about whether radiation
is a
>> problem with whom we have a chance.  Any other RADSAFERS have the same
>> experience?  Al Tschaeche, antatnsu@pacbell.net
>>
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