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Re: Fwd: Davis Besse Hole is full of questions
Ruth,
Public perception of nukes is different than these other examples you
list. That was implied in my statement but not made clear. It wouldn't
take too much to push public concerns "over the edge". I see it in our
interaction with folks this summer. We table at farm fairs, 4H fairs,
city days, etc. Even accounting for some internal anti-nuke biasa on our
part, large numebrs of people come by our booth to sign unplug salem
petitons, and to express how worried they are about the nukes in their
backyard.
9-11, the KI giveout, the fears that terrorists might attack nukes, Pres
Bush's speech on security, all these things have moved
a public that is already 50-50 on nukes to be more concerned and
worried. A LOCA at DB could well be the proverbial straw.
Now I know many of you will respond that the above is all the fault of
the 'anti's' for spreading fear and propaganda. But that's not true and
its not that simple. The media did the job for us.
norm
RuthWeiner@AOL.COM wrote:
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>
>
> Was Bhopal "devastating" to the chemical industry? Fatal E. Coli
> infection, to the Jack-in-the-Box hamburger chain (or any other fast
> food outlet serving hamburgers)? The Baltimore Tunnel fire, to
> transportation of organic chemicals through tunnels? The putative
> carcinogenesis of Carbona, to the sale of home shoe cleaners? The
> Texas City tank farm explosion, to the sale of gasoline (or to storage
> in tank farms)?
>
> So now it's not that it's really a dangerous problem, but that the
> industry guys should be worrying about the future of the industry
> because of the manner in which Lochbaum et al hype disasters "that
> could happen but didn't"?
>
> Ruth
>
> Ruth Weiner, Ph. D.
> ruthweiner@aol.com
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