Re: Risk Comparisons

[sandy_perle@email.fpl.com]

     I agree with Sue's comments regarding risk, be it voluntary or 
     involuntary. The comparisons that the public will be interested and 
     take note of are the very things that they are capable of 
     understanding, be it smoking, drinking or taking a shower. As many 
     already know, there is a higher risk of death for someone slipping in 
     a shower than from smoking or radiation exposure. So why not use all 
     comparisons available to us? We need to get explain what we do in 
     layman's terms, more likely at an 8th grade level, which is where most 
     newspapers target their audience. That is what we have been taught in 
     Media Training for dealing with the media when discussing radiation 
     risk.
     
     Sandy Perle
               
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