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Re: Government Is Slow to Offer Safety Plans
On 7 Aug 2002 at 14:29, William V Lipton wrote:
> (The government, NOT the plant operator has the final decision regarding protective
> actions),
Bill ... thanks for an excellent summary.
The primary problem as I see it, is that there is rarely a reason to
evacuate a population (see TMI for example). However, what I have
heard numerous state officials say, when asked about the possibility
of a nuclear plant situation, is that they will order an immediate
evacuation (sometimes even past the 10 mile EPZ). The reason they
give .. "to be on the safe side." I also believe that they don't want
to be second guessed by anyone after the fact.
This topic was discussed after the Tokamura incident, where officials
evacuated individuals where there wasn't the remotest possibility of
a public exposure. My opinion was that any govt. official who orders
an evacuation, knowing full well that there is no exposure, but does
it to make the public "feel good" is simply negligent, and, in the
long run, may actually cause more injuries, due to moving large
populations and the hysteria surrounding the order. Unfortunately,
there were many on this list who said that it would be OK to do this,
knowing that there is no risk, no exposure, simply to make the public
feel that something was being done.
And,, we continue to shoot ourselves in the foot, promoting a risk
that is non-existent.
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