Re: Risk Comparison

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

  Franz,

      Your personal remark indicates that you may have had an epiphany - the realization that peoples perceptions of risks are inconsistant with their actual seriousness. A lot of us depend upon this phenomenon to make a living. For example, if the nuclear waste was treated according to its actual dangers, the problem would essentially disappear along with many many jobs.   Jerry

      



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

  From: Franz Schoenhofer <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>

  To: radsafe <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

  Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 2:32 PM

  Subject: Risk Comparison





  > RADSAFErs,

  > 

  > I found recently a very short notice in the newspaper I subscribe to and

  > which is regarded as a reliable and independent one.

  > 

  > It reads, translated:

  > 

  > 

  > 

  > 60 000 deaths by catastrophs,

  > 

  > During Year 2003 about 60 000 persons have lost their lives caused by

  > natural and technical catastrophs, the Swiss reinsurance company Swiss Re

  > announces. More than two thirds of the victims died during earthquakes, 41

  > 000 during the earthquake in Bam (Iran). All together Swiss Re lists 380

  > catastrophs, which caused losses of about 57 billion Euro (1Euro appr. 1,18

  > $), insurances had to cover about 15.1 billion Euro.

  > 

  > 

  > Has anybody access to statistics, showing the number of deaths, injured

  > people, the financial losses etc. caused by nuclear power, use of nuclear

  > and radioactive devices (including radioactive sources, accelerators etc.)?

  > I dare to ask, what the estimates are for an RDD? What are the estimated

  > deaths and costs for 1 microSv additional dose, leaving out hormesis and

  > taking LNT for granted?

  > 

  > A personal remark: We - the civilized world - have lost any perception of

  > risk, any perception of harm and are not able to put anything into

  > perspective.

  > 

  > Franz

  > 

  > 

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