Re: Response to Norman Cohen

[maury <maury@WEBTEXAS.COM>]

Glad to learn that you've progressed to the point of accepting small nuclear

power sources and now only object to the bigger sources....

Maury           maury@webtexas.com

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Norman Cohen wrote:



> 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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