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First and foremost, let the special get on the air.  I would love to
see an objective film on the issue.  It should not scare anyone
dedicated to a non-nuclear world (unless the dedication was built upon
falsehoods).  If the piece is objective, and environmental groups
continue to be dysfunctional over it, then it will only shore up
support among the anti-environmental groups.

Dennis Nelson <innrcrcl@erols.com> wrote:

> No.  The true source of terror is that another human being would 
> not hesitate to expose you and your city, town or state to 
> invisible, undetectable environmental toxins which could seriously
> impact your health, without exhibiting a single pang of social 
> conscience.  The fear of other humans doing nasty things to you 
> unbeknowns to your is much greater than the fear of everyone 
> living with the same natural uncertainty.

Sounds like today.  We have a whole bunch of invisible, detectable and
undetectable, toxins floating around ambient air throughout the world. 
You yourself contribute to these emissions unless you live in a
non-techno paradise without a car (since you are writing to usenet,
that is obviously not the case).  I do believe though that the most
valid argument for nuclear energy is that the non-nuclear emissions
would have been reduced based against a world predominated by fossil
fuel use.  Thus the potential risk from nuclear would have been
predominantly one of locality (small leaks or containment issues),
instead of regional/global as with fossil fuel emissions.  In short,
better for people and the environment.  (And yes, I am assuming nuclear
standards of today's industry, not Chernobyl.)

And to some extent, this is short-term thinking also, as nuclear mining
and spent fuel presents its own problems.  But if you are really
terrified of the "invisible, undetectable . . . toxins," sign up for
the psychiatric help now - because we already have it, it is here to
stay for the foreseeable future, and you are breathing it.

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Sam McClintock - *scmcclintock@ipass.net*
Director, En-Vision Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
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