Re: Package Irradiation

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

Private:

Franz Schoenhofer

Habicherg. 31/7

A-1160 Vienna, AUSTRIA

Phone: -43 699 11681319

e-mail: franz.schoenhofer@chello.at



Office:

MR Dr. Franz Schoenhofer

Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Dep. I/8U, Radiation Protection

Radetzkystr. 2

A-1031 Vienna, AUSTRIA

phone: +43-1-71100-4458

fax: +43-1-7122331

e-mail: franz.schoenhofer@bmu.gv.at







-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

Von: Jack Earley <jearley@enercon.com>

An: Franz Schoenhofer <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>; Scott Wilson

<scottwilson14@HOME.COM>; Radsafe Newsgroup <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Datum: Montag, 15. Oktober 2001 16:24

Betreff: Re: Package Irradiation





>Two thoughts here:

>

>1. A reasonable request for information deserves a reasonable reply--or

none

>at all. Since most new developments result from a new application of an

>existing technology, I believe his request was reasonable.

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And I believe that my reply was not only reasonable, but realistic. I tried

to show the absurdity of claiming that at every airport, bus station, train

station and post office an irradiation cell would have to be installed, with

experts operating it .... etc. Look at my original mail for details.





>2. Assuming that we're brainstorming for answers, since there's no obvious

>solution, any proposed solution is valid until it's shown not to be after

>reasonable examination.



It seems to me that after the dreadful events in New York too many "simple

solutions" have been proposed - from strip-searching at airports to

obligatory x-raying and now. I believe that unreasonable "solutions" could

be avoided by considering their feasability in the first place.



I really do not want to have radiation protection been undermined by single

events. I do not want either to have citizens rights, their dignity (strip

search) and their feelings undermined because of some real or perceived

risks. We have such examples by the dozens in our European history.



I do not know, how big the risk is for me to fly to Hawaii in the end of

October - but believe me, I will take it.



Franz









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