IP: re Dept of Energy: "A little radiation is OK"

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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>Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 08:06:37 +0100
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>From: David Byrden <David@Byrden.com>
>Subject: Re: IP: Dept of Energy: "A little radiation is OK"
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>>>Now the DOE wants to recycle
>>>"low level" radioactive waste into metals used for consumer products!!
>
>Here's a relevant fact: since the atom bomb explosions during
>and after the war, the entire biosphere is contaminated with
>traces of radioactive dust. These inevitably find their way into
>metals during manufacturing.
>
>Some might argue that such low levels are irrelevant, but the facts
>show otherwise. There are products for which the current level of
>man-made radiation is simply unacceptable. To get "clean" steel for
>such products, the industry recovers, at great expense, ships that
>were scuttled during World War 1.
>
>In other words, we've already poisoned the planet to a greater extent
>than we're able to work with.
>
>                                         David Byrden
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>



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