Re: Another reminder? -Reply -Reply -Reply

[Emil <kerremba@pilot.msu.edu>]

Charles,
I support your point,
Green Peace and other environmental movements are very politically
active, opposite
to people in nuclear industry, of course there are exceptions.
And I think that the oil and gas industry's standing does not help in
this cituation either.
After Chernobyl accident in former SU, the gas industry were using the
hysterics
and radiophobia for lobbying to build new natural gas fuel plants.
So I would think that a political system would not make a big difference
in similar
cituation.
Emil.
kerremba@pilot.msu.edu

   
Charles Willis wrote:

> 
> Ernest,
> 
In my opinion, based on all the information I could get at the time, the
refusal to
> permit the export of the core internals was pure politics.  It would be too harsh to
> say that Jimmy Carter was willing to sacrifice a few thousand Filipino lives to
> improve his chances of reelection, but it comes across as something like that.
> Perhaps I feel strongly about it because I saw a few of the Filipinos die from lack of
> electricity.
> 
>  -- all personal opinions, of course.
> 
> Charlie Willis
> caw@nrc.gov
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