For Santa Fe/LANL local concerns and issues, see Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS), http://www.nuclearactive.org/ , a good NGO that has been around for some time. Paul
-----Original Message----- From: Alfredo Covaleda Vélez <[email protected]> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Oct 12, 2010 3:47 pm Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Semipalatinsk and Los Alamos At least by state, combined all cancer types, New Mexico has the lowest cancer incidence in US (2002-2006) . US cancer rate was 556,3/100000 and New Mexico rate was 480.5/100000 (2002-2006). Highest for the same period is Maine with 620.9 http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/cancersrankedbystate.aspx Naturally, rates change year after year, but if you see data, it seems to be a reduction in the incidence. Maybe there is no difference handling data statistically but talking about life and health one person of difference is important. Alfredo (... using the white hat) 2010/10/12 Jochen Fromm <[email protected]> Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan was a primary testing area for the nuclear weapons of the Soviet Union. It is similar to the Trinity Site (now the White Sands Missile Range) near Los Alamos and Santa Fe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site Here the Americans set off their first atomic bomb, at Semipalatinsk, the Soviets set off their first nuclear bomb. They built a secret city 60 km away from the testing grounds (the former research center Semipalatinsk-21, now Kurchatov), similar to Los Alamos. Today, the people near Semipalatinsk still suffer from the effects of radiation, the incidence of cancer and cancer mortality has increased. Is this a problem in New Mexico as well? Is it a controversial topic in Santa Fe? -J. ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
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