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Re: We are killing nuclear workers!
"There's a large group of individuals who are
seriously ill, and that illness may be due to their working conditions" WVL
Bill,
Sooner or later, all individuals become ill. How can it be determined
that the illness is due to their working conditions? Is it reasonable to
simply presume the cause & effect relationship?
-----Original Message-----
From: William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: We are killing nuclear workers!
>Let me make sure I follow you. There's a large group of individuals who
are
>seriously ill, and that illness may be due to their working conditions.
Many
>have been given the bureaucratic run-around. Now you want to deny them
>compensation. Anything I missed? Be sure to make sure that their widows
don't
>get any compensation either!
>
>You obviously belong on the HPS Public Relations Committee.
>
>The opinions expressed are strictly mine. It's not about dose, it's about
>trust.
>
>Bill Lipton
>liptonw@dteenergy.com
>
>
>ruth_weiner wrote:
>
>> Seriously, I believe this stuff should get intensive Congressional
scrutiny.
>> The precedent set is that any worker (present or former) who worked for
>> anybody and was in any way exposed to anything and gets sick (or just
gets
>> the little infirmities that come with age) can claim compensation. The
>> ultimate end of this may be to make getting deserved compensation for
real
>> work-related health damage much harder. Why aren't we writing to our
>> members of Congress about this?
>>
>> Ruth Weiner
>> ruth_weiner@msn.com
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>
>> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
>> Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 9:35 AM
>> Subject: Re: We are killing nuclear workers!
>>
>> >An exemplary list! But: How do we justify ANY rad exposure, or ever
>> defend a
>> >lawsuit, for any nuclear/radiation activity, when worker lifetime doses
>> below
>> >1 year avg. background (US) are said by DOE to cause cancer.
>> >
>> >What effect on rad technologies when this takes hold (2-5 years?) Like
>> nuke
>> >plants, etc., added any cost/profit to be stuck to customers til the
>> "system"
>> >balked, and we end up with high-cost dinosaur designs and limited
ability
>> to
>> >engineer for cost-effectiveness.
>> >
>> >Anybody care? Competition is working to displace rad technologies
because
>> of
>> >the threat. Some companies will do well by diversifying, while nukes and
>> hp's
>> >are on the street.
>> >
>> >Regards, Jim
>> >============
>> >
>> >JHageman@swri.edu wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Are all the possible responses from the "nuclear industry/health
physics
>> >> community," regarding providing adequate radiation protection:
>> >>
>> >> (A) I was only doing what I was told to do (i.e., following Govt.
>> >> Regulations).
>> >> (B) They were protected, but Clinton lied (But, he claims he never has
>> lied
>> >> before).
>> >> (C) The mixture of science and politics of the situation are beyond
>> human.
>> >> comprehension (I throw my hands up in the air).
>> >> (D) It wasn't my fault, I wasn't there (I wash my hands).
>> >> (E) Monetary payment compensates for death and illness (isn't that,
what
>> >> Clinton is saying).
>> >> (F) Don't rock the boat, keep quiet, this too shall pass.
>> >> (G) The good of the many outweigh the good of the few. (to quote
Spock).
>> >> (H) All of the above.
>> >> (I) None of the above.
>> >>
>> >> Just my opinion, alone. John P. Hageman, CHP, RSO
>> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original
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>> >> What is the nuclear industry/health physics community response to this
as
>> a
>> >> failure of "radiation protection," killing (past and future) nuclear
>> workers
>> >> that we told were protected?
>> >>
>> >> Regards, Jim
>> >> muckerheide@mediaone.net
>> >> ========================
>> >>
>> >> EXECUTIVE ORDER FINALIZES PROMISE TO NUCLEAR VETERANS
>> >>
>> >> WASHINGTON, DC, December 11, 2000 (ENS) - President Bill Clinton has
>> issued
>> >> an executive order outlining the framework for compensating thousands
of
>> >> current and former nuclear weapons plant workers, or their survivors,
>> whose
>> >> service to the country has left them sick or dying. "This is one of
the
>> most
>> >> meaningful new federal programs in decades, impacting the lives of
>> thousands
>> >> of Americans," said Energy Secretary Bill Richardson. "President
>> Clinton's
>> >> executive order ensures that the compensation program will remain on
>> course
>> >> for years to come and that all weapons plant workers - past, present
and
>> >> future - can rely on their government to do the right thing, even
after
>> the
>> >> sites where they worked have closed."
>> >>
>> >> The order begins implementing the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness
>> >> Compensation Program Act of 2000, which was enacted in October as part
of
>> the
>> >> National Defense Authorization Act. The Act provides for compensation
of
>> >> Energy Department workers, or their survivors, who have occupational
>> illnesses
>> >> from exposure to the hazards associated with building nuclear weapons.
>> The
>> >> order establishes a Worker Assistance Program within the Energy
>> Department
>> >> that will help workers with occupational illnesses apply for benefits
>> under
>> >> state compensation programs. An interagency working group will develop
a
>> >> legislative proposal and address program implementation. "These
>> individuals,
>> >> many of whom were neither protected from nor informed of the hazards
to
>> which
>> >> they were exposed, developed occupational illnesses as a result of
their
>> >> exposure to radiation and other hazards unique to nuclear weapons
>> production
>> >> and testing," said Clinton. "While the nation can never fully repay
these
>> >> workers or their families, they deserve fair compensation for their
>> >> sacrifices. I am pleased to take the next critical step in ensuring
that
>> these
>> >> courageous individuals receive the compensation and recognition they
have
>> long
>> >> deserved."
>> >> * * *
>> >>
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