RE: Nuclear Laundry

["Gene Rollins" <erollins@hacom.net>]

Where might we obtain a copy of the article?

Eugene M. Rollins

erollins@hacom.net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> [mailto:radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu]On Behalf Of Migliore, Charles W
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 10:25 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: RE: Nuclear Laundry
>
>
> I agree. The article is very enlightening about the mindset and objectives
> of the anti- group. When they cried "contamination everywhere", the school
> kids said "ok lets measure just how bad the contamination is". The
> anti-group enthusiastically went along for the ride until the results did
> not jibe with their pre-concieved ideas... then they started  trying to
> prevent any further measurements, and actually succeeded preventing access
> to a key site. The kids already had the data, though. After all that, the
> city council refused to consider the data in its decision to enact the
> ridiculous ordinance. (dont bother me with the facts, please.)
>
> The ordinance sounds utterly ridiculous. It outlaws the discharge of ANY
> radionuclide with a long halflife, with no limits, automatically placing
> everyone in town in violation (except medical facilities, I think, I dont
> have the article in front of me.)
>
> Some traces of Co-60 were found in the sludge field... 70 pCi per kg I
> think. Because of this, the anti-group asked the school principal to stop
> the project because the kids werent wearing protective clothing... And
> actually used the "no pc's" as an argument to invalidate or discount the
> data. Yeah, whatever.
>
> The article is a good read.
>
> Charles Migliore RRPT
> charles.w.migliore@nspco.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Erik F. Shores [SMTP:eshores@lanl.gov]
> > Sent:	Monday, July 19, 1999 8:53 AM
> > To:	Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject:	Nuclear Laundry
> >
> > Radsafers,
> >
> > I would like to point out an interesting article in the July
> 1999 issue of
> > "Nuclear News" documenting the recent history of the Interstate Nuclear
> > Services (INS) radiological laundry and the Santa Fe, NM City Council.
> > INS
> > operated a nuclear laundry facility that washed protective clothing from
> > facilities such as Los Alamos National Laboratory.  Eventually,
> the Santa
> > Fe City Council formulated and passed a discriminatory wastewater
> > ordinance
> > that essentially intended to put INS out of business within Santa Fe.
> > Meanwhile, a local Santa Fe prep school, as part of a school project,
> > performed radiation surveys and collected soil samples to find
> out whether
> > widely publicized claims and counterclaims regarding
> contamination levels
> > were true.  Their subsequent interaction with local
> anti-nuclear activists
> > makes for interesting reading!
> >
> > 	As the article states, "the city of Santa Fe is being sued in
> > federal
> > court by INS for, among other things, pre-empting state and federal
> > authority to regulate radionuclides".  This article is not only well
> > written, but clearly shows how public perception is often swayed by
> > publicity. To cite an example, a letter published in a local newspaper
> > referring to the science teacher in charge of the school project stated,
> > "We need science teachers who will promote objective study and truth
> > seeking, not blind obedience to the nuclear priesthood." I recommend the
> > article.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > erik
> > ________________________________________
> > Erik F. Shores
> > Los Alamos National Laboratory
> > ESH-12, Radiological Engineering Team
> > Mailto:eshores@lanl.gov
> > 505.665.7643 (phone)
> > 505.667.9726 (facsimile)
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