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Truck accident overreaction.

All,



The truth may very well be that the overreaction was simply by one or two people... the dispatcher and/or the initial responder (police/fire officer). The news reporter simply reported what happened without bias and the anti-nukes used the opportunity to further their cause.



The frustrating thing we, as health physics professionals, have to deal with is the persistent dilemma of the public being afraid of what they don't understand, and not wanting to understand what scares them. It is a true catch-22.



The reality is that the anti-nukes (mostly) believe they are doing right. They don't continue the controversy for personal gain. For whatever reason, they don't trust the ones that know or are at least at the forefront of the "I don't want to know" group.



Of course all these thoughts are my personal opinions and should be taken as such, but I thought I would throw them out for comment.



Todd



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