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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: average joe who wrote (6298)4/16/2006 10:43:27 AM
From: maceng2  Read Replies (2) of 36917
 
Chernobyl

The downplaying of risks posed by nuclear accidents can only be described as irresponsible. With Chernobyl we have been reasonably lucky so far. The radioactivity is still leeching into the water table and the site still poses a significant health risk.

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The next time there is a nuclear accident, I suggest we send in Michael Crichton "al la" the firemen at Chernobyl. His job will be to rally the spirits of the exposed population into not thinking they will suffer the most awful consequences possible from exposure to nuclear radiation.

Many aspects of the risks involved have been ignored by the authorities. This would only cause panic in the general population. For example, in Scotland radioactive rain fell after Chernobyl, routine scans of the local area around UK nuclear power stations revealed radioactive particles. i.e bits of nuclear reactor which subsequently were safely disposed of. Nobody I know asked the obvious question that such particles would have fallen ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, and every square meter of it would need to be checked?

People already die from background radioactivity in Scotland. It is only DENIAL and the need for information control by the authorities that suggests that more deaths have not been caused by Chernobyl.
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