Re: Helen Caldicott

[Bob Hearn <rah@america.net>]

Check with John Poston, who was called in by Hershey at the time
immediately following the incident. His measurements indicated that there
could not possibly be any level of concern. After much pleading to suggest
some kind of action, John indicated that some plastic could be deployed if
they desired, and was reworded with a gracious supply of assorted candies
to take home. ( I assume his invoice was also paid.)

Bob Hearn
rah@america.net

At 12:46 PM 2/26/98 -0600, Holloway3@aol.com wrote:
>Not long ago Helen Caldicott urged members of the public to boycott Hershey
>products because they are made near Three Mile Island.  I wrote to her asking
>for evidence of contamination in the vicinity of Three Mile Island and
another
>location that she mentioned.  I have some experience in monitoring
>environmental samples in that particular area and believe that her views are
>ridiculous in this regard.  So far, she has not responded to my request.  I
>have posted the details on  the following web site:  
>
>http://www.ntanet.net/publicinfo.html
>
>I think it is useful for those of us in the field to refute at least the more
>absurd statements of the anti-nuclear crowd.  Helen Caldicott is one of the
>most extreme of that group.  I am still waiting for her answer, which I
>believe will never be provided because such evidence does not exist.  I am
>sending her a copy of this note.  The internet represents a very inexpensive
>way to counter the views of people such as Helen Caldicott.  Let's use it, so
>that anytime someone uses a search engine to search on certain key words,
they
>will get both sides of controversy and not just the viewpoint that Helen
>Caldicott is out to save the world from the "devil" of radioactivity.  
>
>                                                                     Robert
>Holloway
>
roberth@n
>tanet.net 
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