Re: Help! Uranium Expert Needed

["PAUL E RUHTER" <RUH@inel.gov>]

Supervisor, Radiation Dosimetry & Records
User ID-RUH; Mail Stop-4147;  Ext. 6-1973
Ron Goodwin is right!! I worked at TMI after the accident and had
contact with its sister plant-Oyster Creek- which is right near Tom's
River. In discussions with some of my co-workers at that time, we recall
that "the cancer cluster" appeared at that time also, 12-14 years ago.
It was attributed to historical hazardous waste practices that had
occurred in the region. We could not recall with certainty the specific
hazardous waste. The recollection was that in the way distant past, the
housing prices had been very attractive because of the known waste
practices, sufficiently so that people were willing to disregard the
hazard potential. To be CRYSTAL CLEAR, the hazardous waste activities
were NOT related to Oyster Creek or radiological in nature!!!!!

Paul Ruhter RUH@INEL.GOV

*** Reply to note of 04/18/96 12:13
To: RADSAFE --INELMAIL RADSAFE

Subject: Re: Help! Uranium Expert Needed
     Blame it on the Toms River and NJ - both are more hazardous to human
     health than Uranium!

     Ronald_goodwin@health.ohio.gov

     Sorry Dr. Lipoti - did not mean to flame NJ!


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Subject: Help! Uranium Expert Needed
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at Internet
Date:    4/18/96 10:40 AM


I've been contacted by New Jersey News who is in the process of covering a
story that's been gaining public attention in recent weeks - it seems that
there's a cancer cluster that has appeared in the vicinity of Toms River, NJ
and people are thrashing around looking for something to blame it on.  I'd
just heard that elevated levels of radioactivity have been found in some wells
in that area - my boss says he saw a newspaper article that mentioned uranium.

At any rate, NJN is looking for someone to interview specifically about
uranium
and its effects on the human body, hazardous levels, etc.  I told the reporter
that I'd see if I could find someone local or reasonably near to NJ who could
talk knowledgeably about the specific issue of uranium.  (Me?  I'd have to do
some reading and I'd rather find someone who could just spew the information
out.)  Of course, they want to speak to an expert today.  They said that they
want to speak with someone who is not affiliated with the state government.

Got any help, names, suggestions to offer me?

Sue Dupre/Princeton University
dupre@princeton.edu
phone:  609/844-0459