Re: What's New for Feb 01, 2002

[Susan Gawarecki <loc@ICX.NET>]

In my admittedly limited experience with Hill staffers, it wouldn't

surprise me if the answer to your questions below was "yes."  The ones I

have talked to are politicos, with no real interest in or understanding

of technical issues.  Their number one concern is protecting their

bosses' *sses.  I'm a big supporter of the various technical societies'

(including ANS) efforts to have interns placed in staffer positions each

year.



Robert Park is a well-regarded physicist and author of "Voodoo Science."

I have confidence that he commented on what there was to report. I think

he would have been most interested in the RadSafe discussions on the

issue that have been held.  The key line in his analysis, symptomatic of

DOE's refusal to engage activists and defend their its technical

position is "Sandia made no attempt to clear up the misleading reports."



Regards,

Susan



dkosloff1 wrote:

> 

> How do we know that Sandia was not more forthcoming?  Were all the Hill

> Staffers really so stupid that they did not notice that the 12 feet is

> bigger than three feet, that the block moved, that a Phantom is smaller than

> a 747, and that there was no fire?    Of course the key item that relages to

> size are the engines, and the F-4 engines are not 5% the size of 747

> engines.  Also an attack on a containment would not have the attacking

> aircraft mounted on rails so that it hits the containment at exactly the

> correct angle.  So Mr. Park is also misleading with his reporting.

> Reporters always summarize the information they have.  Sometimes they even

> leave things out to make their story appear more juicy.  Why would Robert

> Park think that someone would have to be puffing when they state the simple

> fact that,  "Nuclear power structures are very rugged and robust."

> 

> Don Kosloff dkosloff1@msn.com

> 2910 Main Street, Perry OH 44081

>

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