Don't be too quick to "call the kettle black." I have seen equally misleading
quotes from the nuclear industry. My favourite relates to "minor radioactive
aerosols and effluents" released from power reactors. I agree that the impact of
these releases on the environment and on human health is minor, even negligible,
but I would not call these releases "minor" due to the activities involved!
Just my probably misinformed opinion!
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Subject: Re: Japanese Accident
From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at mgdestmx01
Date: 11/3/97 7:29 PM
> A small amount of radiation were released into the
>environment, he said.
NO, it wasn't. A small amount of radioactivity, maybe. Or did they mean
that a few alpha particles and six or seven gamma rays escaped into the woods?
Alex Zapantis
Environmental Radiation Officer
Office of the Supervising Scientist
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Barton ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA
Email: azapantis@dest.gov.au
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