Wouldn't it be awful if that news got out

[William J McCabe <willmccabe@JUNO.COM>]

There once was a time when the beneficial effects of radiation was widely

"known" and the public availed themselves of it.  But then some people

got too much of a good thing and OD'd (a favorite talking point of

antinuclear activists).



Will McCabe, NRRPT



> The following from Jerry Cohen:

 

>  > I do believe we can say there is no harmful effects, and that is 

> about

>  which

>  > we need to educate the public.  You are trying to convince the 

> public low

>  > doses of radiation are good.That will be a trough row to hoe.  I 

> think

>  > people would like to see limits rather than purported benefits.

> 

>  We are way beyond 1984, so it is understandable why we need to 

> suppress

>  valid information in order to maintain our credibility. 

> Nevertheless, it

>  bothers me that evidence showing beneficial effects of LDR should 

> not be

>  made public information. Suppose that low-dose radiation effects 

> really

> were

>  good for people. Wouldn't it be awful if that news got out.

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

>

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