Re: Brookhaven National Lab

[nmbarss@fred.net]

Ed, why is BNL being attacked?

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> From: kaplan@bnl.gov
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Brookhaven National Lab
> Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 10:27 AM
> 
> This is being forwarded for Friends of BNL, an ad-hoc group of
scientists,
> engineers, union folks, etc ...
> 
> In <E0x6GfH-0006oT-00@users.buoy.com>, on 09/03/97 at 10:44 AM,
>    Friends of BNL <fob@users.buoy.com> said:
> 
> 
> >Yesterday, (Tuesday, Sept. 2), Congressman Forbes and Senator D'Amato
> >introduced legislation in both houses to permanently shut down the High
> >Flux Beam Reactor at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
> 
> >This action short-circuits a process which is already underway to
> >determine  whether or not the HFBR should restart.  The current process
> >includes input  from experts and the local community and will take into
> >account the value of  HFBR research as well as environmental and safety
> >concerns.
> 
> >Friends of Brookhaven, Brookhaven Scientists Association, and the BNL
Retired
> >Employees Association, are protesting this legislation with a petition
> >which was circulated today at lunchtime (wednesday Sept. 3) at
> >Berkner  cafeteria.  Over 600 signed petitions will be delivered to
Congressman
> >Forbes' office during a rally there tomorrow.
> 
> >If the HFBR is shut down, any one of the other major scientific
> >facilities at BNL may be the next target.
> 
> >A copy of the petition is available at the Friends of Brookhaven web
> >site,  http://www.buoy.com/~fob/)
> 
> >Sincerely,
> >Friends Of Brookhaven
> 
> 
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> kaplan@bnl.gov   [Ed Kaplan  (516) 344-2007 (voice)/5810 (fax)]
Brookhaven
> National Laboratory
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