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- From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
- Subject: Re: Greenpeace press releases -- fact or fiction?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.153933.15044@ke4zv.uucp>
- Keywords: vibes watcher
- Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
- Organization: Destructive Testing Systems
- References: <1993Jan20.151948.20009@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <1jr5ceINN16a@gap.caltech.edu> <1jtullINN2sr@gap.caltech.edu> <1993Jan24.202500.2302@truffula.sj.ca.us>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:39:33 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.202500.2302@truffula.sj.ca.us> cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron L. Spitzer) writes:
- >In article <1jtullINN2sr@gap.caltech.edu>, Carl J Lydick writes:
- >>for example, the release posted by Jym a couple of months ago that made
- >>a big thing about the fact that plutonium had been detected on the beaches near
- >>Sellafield, but neglected to say anything at all about concentrations).
- >
- >The scandal is that plutonium was released at all, not in what
- >concentration it was released. It shows the plant is not being
- >operated responsibly.
-
- Not necessarily. It depends on the *amount* of plutonium released
- whether the plant is being operated responsibly or not. If the
- exposure dose from the releases is below the minimum exposure
- limits, then the plant is operating responsibly. Radioactive
- emitters and toxic chemicals occur everywhere in the environment.
- Many of the sources are natural, some are not. Dose is the critical
- issue. There is no "scandal" unless the dose is significantly higher
- than this background. Since the technology exists to detect radioactive
- and toxic materials in parts per billion quantities, mere detection
- says little about risk. Concentration with respect to other natural
- sources of radioactives and toxics is the vital information that could
- determine if the plant releases are indeed excessive. Any other statement
- is mere scaremongering.
-
- Gary
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