Re: NCI and Hudson Riverkeepers Request Emergency Shutdown of IP 2/3

["Raymond A. Hoover" <rayhoover@HOTMAIL.COM>]

You know, having been raised less than 2 miles from Indian Point, I can 

remember having discussions about where to go to get the biggest fish.  I 

know (or rather used to know) guys who claim to have seen sturgeon in the 

canal that were at least 6 feet long.  I can't say I can remember anyone 

ever having commented on fish kills though.





>From: Tim <tstead@ntirs.org>

>Reply-To: Tim <tstead@ntirs.org>

>To: Norman Cohen <ncohen12@HOME.COM>,        "radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu" 

><radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

>Subject: Re: NCI and Hudson Riverkeepers Request Emergency Shutdown of IP 

>2/3

>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 07:15:33 -0800 (PST)

>

>Norm, these comments are not directed to you but are

>just thoughts of mine.

>

>I did read about half of this petition and had to stop

>because I got fed up.  One sentence struck me as odd:

>"Security of spent fuel has never been demonstrated at

>Indian Point."  Has any spent fuel ever been stolen?

>No?  Isn't that kind of demonstrating security of

>spent fuel?

>

>In any event, I understand the reasoning behind this

>sort of petition: people are scared that nuclear

>plants are not 100% safe against any and all

>perceived, imagined, or possible terrorist threats.

>You know what?  Nothing in the world is - not even

>NORAD.

>

>Norm, I have an honest question for you.  Will you or

>have you altered your life in any way since Sept. 11

>to make you any less vulnerable to terrorist attacks?

>Do you still leave your house and go to malls?  Do you

>still go to sporting events?  Do you still drive over

>bridges or in tunnels?  If you never did any of these

>things, will you make a concious effort not to do them

>in the future?

>

>I challenge ANYBODY who feels that nuclear plants

>should be shut down simply because they are not 100%

>terrorist-proof to justify why we should not use that

>same reason...no....excuse to abolish everything in

>our society that is not also 100% terrorist-proof.  If

>anti-nukers are really concerned about the safety of

>the public then why are no environmental groups

>calling for the immediate emergency closure of all

>sports stadiums and complexes because they too are not

>100% terrorist-proof?

>

>If we were to curtail everthing in our lives that are

>not perfectly 100% safe then we would not be able to

>live on this planet.  Nuclear plants are not perfect

>but I am here to tell you that they are more secure

>and less vulnerable to terrorist attack than many,

>many other things in our lives that anti-nukers find

>no fault with.  That is a major vertigo of priorities.

>

>As far as the fish, I didn't get that far but I would

>imagine that the same concerns voiced in the petition

>were already discussed and addressed years ago when

>the plant was being built.

>

>Don't get me wrong, security at nuclear plants is a

>big issue and if there are gates being left open or

>security guards letting unbadged people in the plant

>then that needs to be dealt with harshly.  However, if

>we are not prepared to turn the roofs of shopping

>malls and chemical plants into SAM sites, then why the

>emergent petition about Indian Point?  Could it be

>that this petition is just another excuse to shut down

>a nuclear plant and not a real and honest concern?

>

>As I write this email, I am listening to radio reports

>of a plane crashing in Queens, NY.  I wonder if it was

>a terrorist attack or not - terrorists have used

>planes for decades.  Why are some people ready to shut

>down 20% of this nation's electrical generating

>capacity because of perceived threats to facilities

>that have never before suffered such an attack but we

>cheer and encourage people to fly on airplanes that

>have been instruments of terror for decades?

>

>I tried to keep a civil, nonconfrontational tone

>through this message.  If I failed in any way, please

>accept my apologies, Norm.

>

>Regards,

>Timothy C. Steadham, P.E.

>

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