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How often do you see an academic report with the conclusion that there's
no point in spending any more money on this project?
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
jjcohen wrote:
This report might
have saved a lot of wordage by simply saying, "SEND US MORE MONEY". Assuming
that over a few centuries, all of the radioactivity at the
Moab site found its way into the Colorado River, what would be the maximum
credible exposure/dose consequences? -----
Original Message -----From: Falo, Gerald A Dr
HMJF <Gerald.Falo@APG.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL>To:
RADSAFE (E-mail) <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>Sent:
Tuesday, July 02, 2002 5:28 AMSubject: National
Academies Report: More Study Needed Before Utah Uranium Is Sealed or Moved >
Hi all,
>
> In case you missed it:
>
> More Study Needed Before Utah Uranium Is Sealed
or Moved
>
> The U.S. Department of Energy should collect more
data and conduct more
> detailed
> analyses before it decides what to do with toxic
and radioactive wastes at a
> former uranium mill in Moab, Utah, says a new
National Academies report. The
> agency is considering whether to seal up or remove
a 12-million ton pile of
> uranium mill tailings and contaminated soil that,
according to the new
> report,
> will eventually come into contact with the nearby
Colorado River unless
> preventive measures are taken.
> http://www.nationalacademies.org/topnews/#0613
>
>
> Jerry Falo
>
> How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest
afterwards. - Spanish
> proverb
>
> The statements herein are entirely the fault of
the author and in no way
> should be interpreted as official statements of
any person or organization
> unless otherwise noted.
>
> Gerald A. Falo, Ph.D., CHP
> Henry M Jackson Foundation Professional Associate
> United States Army Center for Health Promotion
and Preventive Medicine
> Health Physics Program
> gerald.falo@apg.amedd.army.mil
>
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