Re: Dirty Bonbs & Radiophobia

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

    Lets see --- There was "On The Beach", "Dr. Strangelove","The China

Syndrome", "Silkwood", etc. etc. detailing the horrors of radiation and

nuclear energy. I've been trying to think of a movie or anything else in the

popular media extolling the science that went into understanding radiation

or the benefits of anything nuclear. So far, I can't think of any! Is there

any wonder why in the public's mind, there are no  generally recognized

redeeming virtues of radiation?

    To educate the public, one must overcome decades of strong antinuclear

indoctrination. I don't know if it would be possible. In any case, it would

certainly not be easy.



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

From: <RuthWeiner@AOL.COM>

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Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 8:26 AM

Subject: Re: A "dirty bomb" question





> It isn't "54 years of fear."  The widespread notion that a radioactive

materials are mroe awful, qualitatively and quantitatively, than other

hazardous substances dates back to TMI in 1979.  before that sure there were

anti-nuke fear-mongers, but they didn't have much of an audience, and they

weren't so much focused on fear mongering as on penetrating secrecy.  Sierra

Club even had a pro-nuke National Board member in the 1970s.

>

> And I agree with Ted Rockwell, who says these things more eloquently than

I.  we can and should educate the public here, ad above all we in the

profession, should stop saying "people will panic."

>

> Ruth

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