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I suggest you use
the Policy Forum "Nuclear Reactors and their Fuels as Terrorist Targets" in
Science magazine, Sept 20, 2002, page 1997, and the letters of
criticism and the authors' response to that crticism, to be published in
Science Jan 10, 2003. These were prepared by 19 members of the US
National Academy of Engineering who are internationally respected experts on
nuclear power, and was then peer-reviewed by Science.
They conclude
that "engineering tests and analyses of radioactivity from molten nuclear fuels,
with failed containment, under realistic worst-case assumptions, would produce
few, if any, casualties." This conclusion is supported by a large number
of research reports, collected and evaluated by Radiation, Science & Health,
Inc., an international, non-profit, public interest organization of independent
experts on radiation and public policy, at http://cnts.wpi.edu:9000/rsh/dd3/_database.jsp
This material is
written for the scientific community, rather than for the general public.
But its meaning is simple and clear: There is nothing one can do to a nuclear
reactor plant or its fuel that can lead to a major public health problem,
because the basic engineering properties of the fuel, even if molten, limit the
dispersion of radioactivity in respirable form to tolerable quantities, even if
the containment structure has been damaged.
They show that even
the 1986 accident at Chernobyl, which still receives great publicity as a
catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude, and which would be impossible to achieve
with any reactor plants of modern design, led to few, if any, deaths among the
public. Emergency planning based on more extreme premises is not
appropriate and results in public panic and unnecessary expenditure of public
resources.
Theodore
Rockwell
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of H. Burcin OKYAR Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 9:59 AM To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu Subject: Brochure Dear Radsafers,
We are planning to publish a brochure to inform
public about what is radiation and how we can protect us against radiological
accidents if they occur. Let me underline that our target is
public.
Any suggestion or sample is highly
appreciated.
Please contact me directly.
Have a good weekend.
H.Burcin OKYAR
Turkish Atomic Energy Authority
Radiological Health and Safety
Department
e-mail: burcin.okyar@taek.gov.tr
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