RE: Baltimore Tunnel Incident Comment

["Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA>]

Lavera, Ron wrote, in regards to the recent Baltimore tunnel fire.  



We transport thousands of tank cars of dangerous chemicals like chlorine

gas, hydrochloric acid and a host of other chemicals that are either strong

carcinogens or will rot out your lungs, and yet the concern is about

radioactive material.  



I have difficulty understanding the selective paranoia.



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Dear Ron,



According to a previous posting on this listserv by Jim Hardeman, its worse

than you think :



http://www.lvrj.com/cgi-bin/printable.cgi?/lvrj_home/2001/Jul-21-Sat-2001/ne

ws/16586518.html

Saturday, July 21, 2001

Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal 



Reid uses train fire to make point

Senator: Derailment underscores nuclear transport dangers 



By SCOTT SONNER 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 



RENO -- Wednesday's hazardous train derailment in Baltimore underscores the

danger of transporting nuclear waste across the country, U.S. Sen. Harry

Reid said. 



But backers of a proposed nuclear waste facility at Nevada's Yucca Mountain

said Friday that the Nevada Democrat is using scare tactics to try to thwart

the project. They say a nuclear waste train wouldn't leak materials in a

crash. 



"Senator Reid is looking to drum up fear about what is a safe, responsible

nuclear waste transportation record," said Sarah Berk, press secretary to

Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, a dump proponent. 

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