RE: Nuclear Carrier Arrives In SD

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

This brings to mind something I witnessed when the Enterprise was in the
graving dock at Hunter's Point.

A bunch of Greenpeacers showed up in their little rubber boat to save
the world, and were hanging around outside the caisson.  One of them had
a Civil Defense surplus GM counter, and was yelling about the clicking
"proving that radiation was escaping".  I guess he was used to small
boats with the engine in the stern, and assumed that was true for
nuclear ships.  The rate of clicks, which was clearly audible to the
tech crossing the caisson (me), was consistent with background for the
area.  Only the fact that I (and everyone else) was under orders not to
"interact" with them kept me from a pointed (and probably more than
slightly sarcastic) suggestion that they check the rate out in the
middle of the bay.  Guess they never heard of doing an instrument check
before entering the survey area. }:-)

Dave Neil
Ex-105
neildm@id.doe.gov

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Joel Baumbaugh [SMTP:baumbaug@nosc.mil]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 26, 1998 11:15 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: Nuclear Carrier Arrives In SD 
> 
> RADSAFERS
> 
> 	As I read this email, I was/am currently listing to a local (San
> Diego) PBS station (KPBS) and they are having a discussion with
> various anti-nuclear groups and local residents regarding the John C.
> Stennis arriving in San Diego.  One of the moderators is a local
> congressman who, it appears cannot even spell "radiation" and the
> discussion group includes the Captain of the carrier himself.
> 
> 	Its been quite entertaining...for instance did any of you know
> that the Chernobyl accident was caused by a spilled cup of coffee - do
> tell... "and you know", said the caller, "the same thing could happen
> here in San Diego". 
> 
> 	Oh well, we do live in country where everyone is allowed his/her
> own opinion (most of the time).
> 
> 	Joel Baumbaugh
> 
> ..
> 
> At 09:47 AM 8/26/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >Anyone have a spare monitoring system they are interested in 
> >selling to the city of Coronado!!!!!!
> >
> >Nuclear Carrier Arrives In SD - (SAN DIEGO) -- It's an historic day 
> >in San Diego as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
> >John -C- Stennis arrives in the harbor for the first time. With it,
> the 
> >``Stennis'' is bringing about three-thousand sailors and an
> >annual payroll of about 126-Million dollars. Environmentalists say 
> >the ship also is bringing the added danger of nuclear
> >exposure to area residents. The 97-thousand ton ship is powered 
> >by twin- nuclear reactors. The city of Coronado is looking
> >into cost- effective systems to monitor radiation. 
> >
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