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Re: WIPP shipment through Albq. NM
Is this your entry in the non sequitur of the month contest?
Civil rights, women's rights, fair labor practices, etc. all came about thru the
democratic process. I do not remember them as being "'forced' on the irrational
public." The reason they took so long to establish was impediments to the
democratic process established by a minority, whom, I'm sure, thought they were
doing the "right thing."
Your statement, "Sometimes it's more important for the right thing to be
"forced" on the irrational public." is absolutely frightening. Who determines
the "right thing"?
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Peter Fear wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Of course if what the public thought was more important than what was right
> then we would still have "separate but equal schools" and no black
> professionals. Of course women would all be "bare foot and pregnant" and
> only working in the home or for substandard wages. Sometimes it's more
> important for the right thing to be "forced" on the irrational public.
>
> Pete
> Peter Fear
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>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William V Lipton" <liptonw@DTEENERGY.COM>
> To: "Steven Dapra" <sjd@swcp.com>
> Cc: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: WIPP shipment through Albq. NM
>
> > I enjoyed Kim Kearfott's posting about defending nuclear power plants with
> fog.
> >
> > You are apparently using this concept to defend your arguments.
> >
> > The issue isn't which is more dangerous - a gasoline tanker or a TRU waste
> shipment.
> > It's what reasonable actions can be taken to assure public safety AND
> address public
> > concerns. You may think that public concerns about TRU waste are
> irrational.
> > Nevertheless, they still count. It's called democracy. Overall, I'll
> take my
> > chances with an irrational pubic over having an elite group of "the best
> and the
> > brightest" tell me what's good for me.
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > > Jan. 12
> > >
> > > Bill Lipton wrote:
> > >
> > > "I remember a new fuel shipment, c.a. 1995, which had a head on
> collision
> > > with a drunk driver on I-91, in downtown Springfield, MA. There was a
> > > potential for the equivalent of a 'dirty bomb,' since the Type A
> packages
> > > containing the fuel were not designed or tested to survive an accident
> and
> > > fire. Fortunately, they held up."
> > >
> > > Tell us this Bill: what if that head on collision had been with
> a truck
> > > loaded with propane, or with 8000 gallons of gasoline? Can you imagine
> the
> > > carnage?
> > >
> > > Second, it is possible to design containers for fuel or TRU
> waste that
> > > will withstand collisions with railroad locomotives. Is it practical or
> > > even possible to design a container for 8000 gallons of gasoline that
> could
> > > survive being hit by a train? (And let's not even think about train
> wrecks
> > > with tank cars of chlorine and anhydrous ammonia . . .)
> > >
> > > Steven Dapra
> > > sjd@swcp.com
> > >
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