Re: Apoptosis of regulators? (Terrorism has altered the nuclear equation forever)

["Howard Long" <hflong@pacbell.net>]

Inappropriate expansion of regulation has apoptosis, like the amide clock

cell suicide that enables life to shed dead weight.



In medicine (unless "single payer" mandates replace the market), individual

physicians will  put patient before planner.  FDA obstructed use of

adrenalin blockers in hypertension for 10 years after proven in Europe,

resulting in millions of deaths. Now, adrenalin blockers (in low dose - HPs

will understand) are standard for heart failure, where blood pressure is too

low, as well as for high blood pressure!



Apoptosis of regulators will come with market over mandates. California

apoptosis of politicians playing God, came when inherent inefficiency of

central control (school administrators taking as much tax money as teachers,

lawyers churning Workmen's Compensation, etc), caused business exodus and

economic collapse. Patients will ignore inappropriate regulation of

medicine. California health nuts will find ways to utilize radiation

hormesis. Bankrupting self-perpetuation of nano-radiation regulators kills

the goose (tax payers) that laid golden eggs. Apoptosis.



Howard Long





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

From: "William V Lipton" <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>

To: <BLHamrick@AOL.COM>

Cc: <RuthWeiner@AOL.COM>; <gpblackwood@justice.com>;

<radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 4:53 AM

Subject: Re: Terrorism has altered the nuclear equation forever





> I'm note sure why people think that the government discriminates against

radioactive material, compared to other hazardous materials.  I find that

the EPA's RCRA, CERCLA, and TSCA regulation is much more prescriptive and

punitive.  EPA levies substantial penalties, even for nonwillful violations.

NRC fines for other than power reactor licensees are a joke.  CERCLA

cleanups are at least as difficult as NRC decommissioning.

>

> I'd like to point out one example.  Pall (formerly Gellman) filters is

located near me, in Ann Arbor, MI.  Approximately 20 years, ago, they

disposed of a chemical, dioxane, (not dioxin) by permitted well injection

and spray irrigation; nothing illegal.  Later, the plume was found to be

migrating toward downtown Ann Arbor.  They've been spending ~ $1E6/year on

cleanup, with no end in sight.

>

> The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

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

> Curies forever.

>

> Bill Lipton

> liptonw@dteenergy.com

>

> BLHamrick@AOL.COM wrote:

>

> > Thank you, Dr. Weiner.  Good points all.  If the public wants to

eliminate the risks posed by radiation and radioactive materials, then the

regulators and standard-setting agencies need to "harmonize" those risks

across all hazardous materials present in our environment and traded in

everyday commerce, rather than "discriminate" against radioactive materials

(and only those man-made, to boot), simply because Hollywood has demonized

them.

> >

> > If it is unsubstantiated, theoretical risk the public and politicians

wish to avoid, then agencies should accomodate them, and ban all industries,

including the healthcare industry which routinely generates substantial

quantities of chemical, biological and radioactive waste that threaten us

all.

> >

> > Barbara L. Hamrick

> >

> > In a message dated 12/11/2003 7:30:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,

RuthWeiner@AOL.COM writes:

> >

> > > Do we stop using gasoline because it can be combined with a readily

available compound to make napalm?  Or because it can be used to make

Molotov cocktails?  Do we stop using matches because they can start forest

fires?  Do we ban alcohol because drunk driving kills (actually we've been

there, done that, and it didn't work)?

> > >

> > > Did we stop using ammonium nitrate fertilizer after the

> > > Oklahoma City bombing?

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