3CA5DCB9.142440D0@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 r
ecord, 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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