Re: Looking For Good Books (environmental radioactivity)

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

    Absolutely! The impact of the Chernobyl event on "global radioactivity"

is infinitesimally small. Unfortunately, this has not been the case with how

radioactivity has been perceived by humans.

    Somehow the idea has become embedded  that human activity  has spoiled

the global ecology. This is nonsense!

    On a global scale,the planet will get along just fine regardless of

whatever mankind does or doesn't do.



----- Original Message -----

From: William V Lipton <liptonw@dteenergy.com>

To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>

Cc: Naamah <Frr-1@attbi.com>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 4:06 AM

Subject: Re: Looking For Good Books (environmental radioactivity)





> I guess that you consider Chernobyl a "very localized effect."  In that

respect,

> so's a bullet; not much comfort if you happen to be in the way.

>

> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> Curies forever.

>

> Bill Lipton

> liptonw@dteenergy.com

>

>

>

> Jerry Cohen wrote:

>

> > Others have recommended some excellent references to help you. Let me

offer

> > a few items that you may find interesting:

> > 1) In the entire history of the world, there has never been a time when

> > radioactivity was not present. We therefore have no insight on what a

> > radiation-free environment would be like.

> > 2) The effect of any radioactivity added to the general environment as a

> > result of  human activities (except for  very localized effects) is

> > insignificant relative to that which occurs naturally. For example, if

all

> > the electrical power  in the world for the next 100 years were generated

> > only by nuclear plants, and all of the resulting nuclear waste, after 10

> > years of decay, were equally distributed in the world's oceans, the net

> > hazard from oceanic radioactivity would be increased by 1/10,000th of

1.0%

> > above that due to its naturally occurring radioactive content

(predominately

> > radium & uranium).

> >

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

> > From: Naamah <Frr-1@attbi.com>

> > To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 6:55 PM

> > Subject: Looking For Good Books

> >

> > > Hi Everyone

> > >

> > > I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any good books that

cover

> > the

> > > effect radioactive materials have on the environment. I have to write

a

> > > research paper for my biology class (about human impact on the

> > environment)

> > > and chose to discuss radioactive materials being that Im highly

fascinated

> > > by them. I wish to portray radioactives in the best possible light -

in

> > > other words I dont want to use some anti-nuclear greenpeace propaganda

or

> > > something similar as a source. If someone could direct me something

that

> > is

> > > of decent or better acedemic quality (more info less propaganda), I

would

> > be

> > > very grateful.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > > -C

> > >

> > >

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