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RE: Cohen's Refutation of LNT
John, An excellent statement of "the bottom line." That's one side of the coin.
The other side of that coin is that it is the rad protection establishment that continuously justifies those costs/programs.
The constant blaming of "anti's" and "the media" is nonsense. They are just "useful fools" to the interests that promulgate false information by the agencies that fund/support the people/tools of ICRP/NCRP/BRER/NIH Radiation Study Section etc., etc.
Regards, Jim
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From: AndrewsJP@AOL.COM [mailto:AndrewsJP@AOL.COM]
In a message dated 2/9/2002 6:35:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
hflong@postoffice.pacbell.net writes:
> Application of the precautionary principle requires that we explore supplying
> deprived peoples with what now appears to be an essential trace energy :
> about 1 rem/year of ionizing radiation.
> Shades of fluoridation, or, better, iodized salt choice!
>
> Howard Long
Oh, but we must be more cautious than just exploring the effect of the
deprivation of "essential trace energy!" The bigest effect of the
precautionary principle as applied to LNT is the massive expense of urgently
needed money spent on trivial exposure prevention, specifically the 10
mrem/year EPA standard and all the engingeering that Ruth(s) and her cohorts
(and I in past years) have done to prevent or design around limits based on
LNT -- a precautionary principle. To what end. Have we saved even one life?
I think not. In fact we have probably caused many more to occur in other
venues because of the misdirected funds.
My thoughts of a mispent youth.
John Andrews
Knoxville, Tennessee
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