Dick,
Until such time as nuclear reactors can be made foolproof/leakproof
/accidentproof AND the waste products can be recycled or destroyed safely then
no, I do not think there is such a thing as a safe nuclear reactor. A
worthwhile application might be in the form of x-rays (digitized to minimize
exposure) but unfortunately even those are given far too frequently.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Goodwin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: CS>A closer look at americium 241 from a smoke detector
So Bob, do you believe there is no such thing as a safe nuclear reactor?
Or a worthwhile application for radioactive material?
Dick
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From: Bob Banever <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 12:04:23 PM
Subject: Re: CS>A closer look at americium 241 from a smoke detector
Richard,
Well why make smoke detectors that emit radioactivity then when safer
alternatives that work just as well exist? They used to make watch dials from
radium until they realized that people were recieving radiation from them that
was potentially dangerous. To this day fertilizer is made from uranium
tailings used to grow tobacco. Every time you smoke a pack of cigarettes you
get the equivalent amount of radiation of one chest x-ray. This is insane...
yet it is done on a massive scale. My point is this... radioactivity belongs
IN THE GROUND where it has it's natural uses. It does NOT belong above the
ground in anything... including nuclear reactors (remember Chernobyl?), DM
munitions (depleted uranium causing cancer and genetic defects in those
populations exposed such as found in Iraq). Where radiation is found naturally
above the ground it is ALWAYS considered dangerous.
Bob
