[ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's nuclear power phobia

[John Jacobus]

No.  What I am saying that is you are giving too much
influence to those who are "radiophobic."  In my
opinion, they have not stopped the construction of new
nuclear power plants.  Rather, it has been the lack of
incentives to the utilities to request the licensing
of new ones.  Has the fear of air pollution stopped
the construction of coal, diesel or gas power plants,
or forced any out of business.  Again, you are giving
the fringe too much credit.

Fear is an emotion.  Dislike of nuclear power, because
of waste issues, terrorist attacks, etc., should and
can be addressed.  

--- jjcohen <jjcohen at prodigy.net> wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
e-mail:  crispy_bird at yahoo.com


		
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