[ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's nuclear power phobia

[Al Tschaeche]

Every man/woman has his/her price.  The Japanese government pays people 
in the immediate vicinity of their proposed nuclear power plants a sum 
of money to get them not to oppose the plants.  We don't do that in this 
country.  But our government does pay certain states to accept certain 
government facilities and activities so it's not much different.  New 
Mexico got millions for WIPP.  If Nevada would get out of the way of YM, 
it would get millions also.  So I think "radiophobes are unprincipled 
people who would abandon their deep seated beliefs for a few dollars." 
 Maybe more than just a "few."  Am I too cynical?

jjcohen 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?
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>From: John Jacobus <crispy_bird at yahoo.com>
>To: Muckerheide, James <jimm at wpi.edu>; <mbrexchange at list.ans.org>;
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>Cc: <know_nukes at yahoogroups.com>; <rad-sci-l at wpi.edu>
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>>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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