[ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's nuclear power phobia

[jjcohen]

Radiophobia cannot be assuaged by any financial incentive because
it is irrational to begin with..Since radiophobes believe that any
radiation exposure  leads to a certain and horrible death, how much
money would it take to compensate them?
Or, are you suggesting that radiophobes are unprincipled people
who would abandon their deep seated beliefs for a few dollars?


----- Original Message -----
From: John Jacobus <crispy_bird at yahoo.com>
To: Muckerheide, James <jimm at wpi.edu>; <mbrexchange at list.ans.org>;
<radsafe at radlab.nl>
Cc: <know_nukes at yahoogroups.com>; <rad-sci-l at wpi.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 6:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's nuclear power phobia


> To me, the real test is what happens with a company
> proposes to build a new nuclear power plant in the
> U.S.  The hypothesis that radiophobia is the problem
> to the development of new power plants is speculative.
>  I think that this is an economic issue, which can be
> fixed by giving tax incentives to the power companies.