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Re: NCI and Hudson Riverkeepers Request Emergency Shutdown of IP 2/3
Well I'd hate to ask them how this compares to other fish kills that occur
throughout the year around the US. Oh... <slap>... I can't resort to that
logic thing here can I?
My opinions only...
DJWhitfill
"Raymond A. Hoover"
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11/15/01 03:59 PM
Please respond to
"Raymond A. Hoover"
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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