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Re: Meeting public demand
Although science is important in determining the risk versus benefit tradeoffs,
the ultimate decisions on radiation protection, or any other regulations, are
political.
It's called democracy. The only thing worse is anything else.
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Let's look at the real problem, for a change.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Jerry Cohen wrote:
> Bill,
> I am afraid that what you are saying is sad but true. However, if
> "public demands" are the driving force behind radiation standards
> and policies, I resent the fact that NRC/EPA/DOE, etc. continue
> to squander many millions of dollars on senseless scientific &
> technological research to maintain the facade that such
> policies are based on science.
> If meeting public demand is the objective of radiation policies,
> why not expend our research efforts on public opinion surveys
> so we can find out what the public really wants? Perhaps we
> should even have a public vote before adopting radiation regulations.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>
> To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>
> Cc: Vincent A King/KINGVA/CC01/INEEL/US <KINGVA@INEL.GOV>;
> <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:28 AM
> Subject: Re: Where the Deer and LNT-lope play?
>
> > Whether I agree with current policies is irrelevant. This is what the
> public
> > demands and these are the standards we will have to meet if we want to
> continue
> > to operate.
> >
> > My advice to those who can't accept this: "If you can't do the time,
> don't do
> > the crime."
> >
> > The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
> > It's not about dose, it's about trust.
> > Let's look at the real problem for a change.
> >
> > Bill Lipton
> > liptonw@dteenergy.com
> >
> > Jerry Cohen wrote:
> >
> > > Bill,
> > > Just curious--- doesn't the degree of contamination have anything to
> do
> > > with it?
> > > Do you share the apparent NRC/EPA view that there is no such thing as de
> > > minimis,
> > > BRC, insignificant, etc., and that any level of "contamination" too
> much?
> > >
> >
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