Re: Response to Norman Cohen

[Norman Cohen <ncohen12@comcast.net>]

Ruth,

I'm no expert, but I understand that there are small reactors like the

one in Australia, who's purpose is to make medical isotopes. I also

understand that there are alternative methods for making these isotopes.

Either way is fine with me. My focus is the commercial nukes.



As far as NIRS, again, I'm not NIRS' representative to Radsafe, so feel

free to take it up with them.



As far as my humor, I know you don't find it funny, so I'm sorry, but no

free tickets for you when I start my new career as a stand-up comic

after I've gotten Salem shut down. ;-)



norm





RuthWeiner@aol.com wrote:



> In a message dated 3/29/02 2:41:39 PM Mountain Standard Time,

> ncohen12@comcast.net writes:

>

>

>

>> that I support nuclear

>> medicine.

>

> If nuclear reactors are all shut down, how do you propose that

> medically used isotopes be made?

>

> NIRS's "explanation" of their use of "Mobile Chernobyl" greatly

> distorts what would happen to a spent fuel cask in an accident.  They

> know it is a distortion.  Besides, even their scenario would not

> duplicate the Chernobyl accident because the latter involves fuel in

> the reactor, and cooled fuel that has been out of the reactor for at

> least several years is what is transported.  Certainly you believe

> them.  You want to.  And to the uninformed person, their  explanation

> might even make some sense.  A colleague of mine used to give a very

> convincing lecture about phlogiston, too.  Sure, if an organization

> distorts the facts sufficiently then they can justify any term they

> want.  This does answer my question:  NIRS does use the term, and

> justifies its use with a made-up, disingenuously  distorted scenario.

>

> For the record, I don't find your "humor" funny, though I may be alone

> in this..

> Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.

> ruthweiner@aol.com



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