Re: nuclear power/nuclear waste

[Randall_F_Brich@RL.gov]

     ERIC GOLDIN recently posted what I consider an excellent question 
     ..."WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP USING OUR AIR AS A SEWER?" ... Perhaps, 
     the answer is: WHEN THE PUBLIC FEARS SOMETHING -- LIKE LACK OF OXYGEN, 
     OR, INCREASED TEMPERATURE, OR, DECREASED OZONE -- WORSE THAN THEY FEAR 
     NUCLEAR POWER.  
     
     In the words of Jimmy Buffet, " ... answers are the easy part, 
     questions raise the doubt ... " or, 
     
     as Jeff Beck sez, "On the issues of the environment, much is being 
     said; but, nothing is being done."
     
     randall_f_brich@rl.gov


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Author:  "ERIC GOLDIN" <goldinem@songs.sce.com> at -MailLink
Date:    1/3/97 9:08 AM


     Susan McElrath forwarded a question from a Dr. Leslie London and 
     here's one early morning response: The question about nuclear 
     power plant waste HAS been clearly answered but some folks just 
     don't like the answer.  So I'll ask an alternative question to 
     the good Dr. London:  WHEN ARE WE GOING TO STOP USING OUR AIR AS 
     A SEWER?  Waste from nuclear power is low volume and isolatable 
     from the environment.  Wastes from virtually all other forms of 
     electricity generation are high volume, dispersed throughout the 
     environment, and don't decay with time.  The estimated maximum 
     radiation exposure rates to members of the public from low level 
     radwaste and spent fuel disposal are small fractions of 
     background and of the average exposure from medical sources you 
     prescribe, Dr. London (and even small fractions of the public 
     radiation exposure from fossil fuel combustion).  So that's why 
     proponents push nuclear power as the not perfect but certainly an 
     environmentally benign means for electricity generation.
     
     Eric Goldin,  disclaimed of course
     goldinem@songs.sce.com
     
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