Re: If you do Science, use the Scientific Method!

[William V Lipton <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>]

While I welcome your opinions, I get very suspicious when one party claims that

anyone who disagrees with his point of view is "deceitful."  Perhaps, it would be

useful to post what, exactly, about NESHAPS you consider "deceitful."



The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

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

Curies forever.



Bill Lipton

liptonw@dteenergy.com



Steven Dapra wrote:



> Sept. 23

>

>         Kjell Johansen wrote:

>

>         "While the above is generally true, how it plays out depends a lot on

> which group/agency is saying it is true.  Back in the early '90s, the EPA's

> NESHAPS analyses for regulating airborne radionuclides was published in the

> Federal Register.  The opening paragraphs made it clear that the analyses

> was based on LNT.  It was presented as being the truth.  There was no hint

> that it was merely a prudent approach to regulation."

>

>         Bill Lipton replied:

>

>         "And your point is??  You state that LNT was used as the basis for

> regulation.  I've already said that."

>

>         My guess is that Kjell's point is that LNT was "presented as being the

> truth," despite the fact that LNT has not been proven to be true.  I would

> say that NESHAPS was being deceitful by presenting LNT as the truth,

> instead of stipulating that it was merely a prudent approach to regulation.

>  (By the way, I do not think LNT is a "prudent" approach.)

>

>         Of course when it comes to LNT deceitfulness seems to be ubiquitous . . .

> (I am not singling anyone out, I'm merely making an editorial comment.)

>

> Steven Dapra

> sjd@swcp.com

>

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