RE: Media's bias

[John, Jacobus]

Jaro,

Thanks for the information, as this is the first time

I have heard about this event.  That is why I like

this list.  You learn a lot.





--- "Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@aecl.ca> wrote:

> John Jacobus wrote:

> I am not aware of any instance where anti-nuclear

> forces want to stop nuclear medicine per se. 

> <><><><><><><><><><>

> 

> A very well known instance here in Quebec is what

> happened to Sherbrooke

> University Hospital's proposed medical isotope

> production & heating

> mini-reactor in the late 80s.

> As I recall (and you can see a bit of it in the

> article below), the antis

> staged noisy protests both in the city of Sherbrooke

> and (to a lesser

> extent) here in Montreal & the rest of the province.

> 

> I believe a similar thing is happening today at

> Sydney's Hifar reactor

> (ANSTO), though in this case the antis fortunately

> appear to have lost (but

> their goal was to stop the nuclear medicine

> project).

> 

> . . .



=====

-- John

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist

e-mail:  crispy_bird@yahoo.com



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