[ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's nuclear power phobia

[John Jacobus]

Maybe what you should do is yell louder than the
anti-nuclear crow.  You have representatives that you
can contact.  Maybe part of the blame belongs to those
who remain silent.  

--- jjcohen <jjcohen at prodigy.net> wrote:
> Al ,
>     Now let's see---Who is really responsible for
> the sorry state of nuclear power development in this
> country?
> I kind of think that the hoards of anti-nuke kooks
> and wackos out there really believe the crap they
> spew out. So, at least in their way, they are being
> honest about  it. My candidate(s) for the bad guys
> in this matter are the government decision makers
> (politicians & bureaucrats) who allow themselves to
> be influenced by the loudest voices they hear---
> instead or the calm and rational logic from people
> like you and me.  However, I would reserve the
> hottest places in hell for those who make a buck by
> pandering to radiophobia by selling LNT, ALARA, and
> other inordinate policies that grossly exaggerate
> radiation risks.    Jerry
> 
> PS. It is always bad policy for the government to
> pay bribes or ransom! I don't recall which president
> said,"Millions for defense; but not one cent for
> tribute".  It made sense in dealing with the Barbary
> pirates and still applies for those in New Mexico
> and Nevada.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Al Tschaeche 
>   To: jjcohen 
>   Cc: John Jacobus ; Muckerheide, James ;
> mbrexchange at list.ans.org ; radsafe at radlab.nl ;
> rad-sci-l at WPI.EDU 
>   Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:17 AM
>   Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Overcoming America's
> nuclear power phobia
> 
> 
>   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?
> 
>  . . .

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-- John
John Jacobus, MS
Certified Health Physicist
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