Psychological Impact

[xat@inel.gov (Alden Tschaeche)]

J. J. Rozental wrote:

> Who among you fellows will live or  buy a car knowing they were made with
> recycled material from power reactor? -- what is the family's felling on
> this subject?

I would have no qualms about living in a house, driving a car every day,
having a fence, etc. that was made of recycled material from a power
reactor.  There are international standards developed or being developed
that specify the amount of radioactive material that can be in such
recycled material.   If those standards are followed, the doses to me,
or to any member of the public, from such material would be negligable
and certainly safe.
 I
> am not a psychologist, but technically I am involved with the sensitivity of
> the population and an effective risk communication.

Therefore, you must know how to communicate with the public and to tell
them that recycled material is safe.
> 
> RADSAFERS of   many countries,  how many among you, believe or not  in  near
> future,  for opposite reception by the population  on  reuse of recycling
> materials from nuclear power reactor into consumer goods, buildings,   motor
> cars, bridges, etc?

If the communication is properly done, there should be no problem with
having the population accept such recycled material.

Al Tschaeche xat@inel.gov