Re: Article from Union Tribune

[Chris Davey <cdavey@med.phys.ualberta.ca>]

I disagree that the article is balanced.  Despite the fact that the
radiation concentrations are not a problem, the writer keeps using the
imagery of the huge quantities of water and large numbers of people who
are drinking it to make a 'scare story'.  When someone suggests the
expenditure of millions of dollars, even though the emissions are within
regulatory limits, I'd say that is a complete waste of money.

Because the article is more carefully written than some, it comes across
as more credible, and so will convince more people that there is a
problem.

Regards,

Chris Davey

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On Wed, 2 Sep 1998, Scott D. Kniffin wrote:
> (snip)  It's a rather interesting and
> well written article that's very balanced and centered.  More of a "look
> how we handcuffed ourselves and what should we do now?" type article as
> opposed to the stuff we've come to expect.  Nice job.  See, helping the
> media can be useful and not self defeating!  Kudos to Joel Baumbaugh!
> Scott Kniffin
> Engineer
> RSO, Unisys Federal Systems, Lanham, MD
> CHO, Radiation Effects Facility, GSFC, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
> mailto:Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
> 

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