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Re: "Watchdog group questions safety of nuclear plant"
As one of my favorite Presidents once said, "Here we go again!" I am NOT
looking forward to one more of those theological, "How many angels can dance
on the head of a pin?" arguments. I already know the positions of all the
individuals who seem to enjoy this, and, obviously, have nothing better to
do.
Please stop, take a deep breath, and try to remember that: (1) There's a
whole beautiful world out there. (2) This argument will have no effect on
anyone.
If you simply can't resist, please correspond by private e-mail, and leave
the bandwidth to something worthwhile.
Thanx.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose it's about trust.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
"Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" wrote:
> Jerry,
> And what would you suggest to get beyond this impasse?
>
> -- John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Cohen [mailto:jjcohen@prodigy.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 2:31 PM
> To: Jacobus, John (OD/ORS); Norman Cohen; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> Subject: Re: "Watchdog group questions safety of nuclear plant"
>
> > One of the failures of the nuclear power industry and regulators is
their
> > inability to say "It is safe. And we will continue to ensure that it
> > remains safe."
>
> John, Norman, et al,
>
> How can it be scientifically determined that anything is "safe"?
>
> How can one prove the absence of risk?
>
> In other words, is safety just a warm fuzzy feeling, or can it be
> objectively
> determined? WASH 1400 (The Rasmussen study) in 1974 showed that
> nuclear power was relatively safer than than most things we accept without
> concern. Nevertheless accidents are possible so it is not absolutely safe.
> So----- What do you mean by SAFE, and what could the nuclear power
> industry and regulators do to "ensure that it remains safe"?????
>
> In other words, is safety just a warm fuzzy feeling, or can it be
> objectively
> determined? WASH 1400 (The Rasmussen study) in 1974 showed that
> nuclear power was relatively safer than than most things we accept without
> concern. Nevertheless accidents are possible so it is not absolutely safe.
> So----- What do you mean by SAFE, and what could the nuclear power
> industry and regulators do to "ensure that it remains safe"?????
>
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