Re: Rad. induced heart attacks

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

Ron Kathren writes:
> >But I 
> >am astounded that any rational intelligent members of the University 
> >community would make such allegations; what do they teach their
> >students??!!!
> 
> >Ron Kathren
> 
Jim Muckerheide writes:

> Yes. Even in the "university community"! 
> 
Leo Bobek writes:

:Unfortunately, Jim is right.  Recently a student in the nuclear 
:engineering program here at Worcester Polytech. had told me of a 
:humanities professor that lectured on the 10's of thousands of deaths 
:that resulted and continue to result throughout Ukraine and parts of 
:Europe due to Chernobyl.  Efforts to explain the facts to this person 
:were fruitless.  And this is an engineering school!  Imagine 
:what is being taught at liberal arts colleges!  No wonder the U.S.
:nuclear industry is being over-regulated to extinction. 

:L. Bobek,
:Director WPI Reactor

Amazing, but its more amazing when it comes from the Physics Dept.

But let's be clear: The fault lies with the radiation research and rad
protection communities. Until these communities can stop preaching "any
radiation is bad and warrants major expenditures" on behalf of the funding
bureaucracies, we can't expect these impressions to change.

Jim Muckerheide