Re: Victims (Rad Stress)

[M Nivas <motnivas@YAHOO.COM>]

Hi Jerry et.al.



Jerry 's message mader me think of a few things.

Does anyone remember "DUCK AND COVER"?  When I was in

grade school we would have air-raid drills.  When the

alarm rang we were to take our coats and chairs and go

into the hallway, we would crouch down facing the

wall, put our coats over are head and back, then place

the chair over us for structural protection. We would

giggle and whisper to each other until the commandant

(teacher) would come by us.  Typical threats were:  If

you don't be quiet you will not be able to go outside

during lunch, or you'll stay after school, etc...

No stress here for me.



There were probably only two times when I was somewhat

scared (stressed)from radiologic scenarios.  The first

was during the Cuban missile crisis.  My Grandfather

was reading the New York Daily News and there was a

picture on the front page showing a picture of the

Soviet missile sites.  He said "we might blow each

other up."  I thought of death (I was born in '55 to

give you a time reference).



The second time was 25 years ago when I was set to

perform my first experiments using various

radionuclides.  I was extremely cautious and really

did not understand what I was working with - therefore

the fear -which in retrospect I'm glad I had it was a

blessing).  Working knowledge and safety removed that

stress and I have been self assured for over 23 years.





One should be wary when they do not know, and are

starting out.  Just my experience - Tom Savin





--- Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:

> Jim,

>     I'm not so sure! It probably wasn't the intent

> of the NCRP/ICRP and

> others in the radiation safety establishment to

> create  widespread

> radiophobia, but if it was, they certainly succeeded

> beyond anything they

> might have hoped for. Were it not for all the

> irrational radiophobia, we

> would likely have a thriving nuclear power industry

> with all the economic

> and environmental advantages it would give, poverty

> would be lower, better

> health care available, and all the other benefits

> that could have been

> afforded to society were it not for all the

> resources that have been

> diverted toward useless radiation control programs.

> The Yucca Mountain

> Project is just one shining example. Relatively

> speaking, the harm caused by

> the Mafia may be  "peanuts".     Jerry

> 

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>

> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:51 PM

> Subject: Re: Victims

> 

> 

> > Shakespeare had it wrong. Instead of "First thing,

> let's kill all the

> > lawyers." he should have said "First thing, let's

> kill all the liars."

> >

> > Almost all the real crap is caused by somebody

> lying to create a human

> > response to their own benefit. (I realize that on

> this scale of human

> costs,

> > the mafia is way ahead of the NCRP/ICRP cabal! :-)

> >

> > Regards, Jim

> 

> 

>

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