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Thank you ryan.  It makes sense that transportation be considered in production.
I'm glad at least one person with some real knowledge about the topic has 
spoken.  Personally I will admit I know very little about the nuclear regulation
but I prefer public discussion to the assumption that appropriate committee's
have taken appropriate action.   


In article <gt7196b-ya023080001004971338100001@news.gatech.edu>,
Ryan C. Thompson <gt7196b@prism.gatech.edu> wrote:
>In article <5ij2p4$io4@acmex.gatech.edu>, gt4937c@prism.gatech.edu (Anthony
>A. Ambuehl) wrote:
>
>> in the public by environmentalists forced the engineers building these plants
>> to take as many precautions as were realistically needed.  In the case of 
>> transportation, which will occur some time next year, many of these
>precautions
>> will probably be ignored for expedience.  I believe nuclear power to be
>> relatively safe, but how do you know if their transportation plans are safe?
>> 

The important point that I suppose I was trying to make is their has been 
for more discourse on nuclear plants, then transportation in the broadcast 
medium.  Most people have never even considered how nuclear wastes get from 
point A to point B.    



>
>
>  My father has worked in the field of nuclear waste transportation and
>storage for almost 20 years. In that time I've had the opportunity to learn
>a bit about Nuclear waste transportation and storage. 
>

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One point to note about the pressurized containers.  10 years is a relatively
short period in the transportation industry.  Those containers have probably
not changed significantly.  Although it may be an area undergoing major
development in which case it could be radically different.  I'd hope that 
slow development was the case since it would imply relative safety... 



> Transporting nuclear waste is just another step in nuclear energy
>production, and it is by no means overlooked when it comes to safety. The
>NRC absolutely does not allow cutting corners when it comes to nuclear
>safety. 
>
>   I suggest that any groups with views similar to Anthony's about
>transporting nuclear waste take the time to read through some of the
>regulations imposed on the nuclear transportation industry. You might learn
>something. 

Telling someone to read government regulations is insane.  There is a reason 
environmentalists group are mildly successful, they usually provide the only
readable literature on a topic.


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>   Ryan
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