Re: Linear Hypothesis IS the Cause of Public Fear of Radiation

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

The bigger question is:  How did the plutonium get there, and is the problem
of environmental contamination which this seems to be related to bigger than
just the fruit of one tree?  BTW, this wouldn't be an apple tree with a
talking serpent nearby, would it?

>>Somehow this logic does not survive when it comes to radiation (or some
>>other nasties that they're scared to death of).
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>At Los Alamos, there is a fruit tree on the site of the original (wartime)
>technical area.  The fuit of this tree contains detectable amounts of Pu,
>though eating all the fruit from this tree would result in less than 1 mrem
>CEDE.  I ask myself: knowing everything that I know, how would I feel about
>eating the fruit from this tree?  In considering this question I have come
>to realise that I am not 100% rational.
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>"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
>mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)
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