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- Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!leland.Stanford.EDU!stefan
- From: stefan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stefan Michalowski)
- Subject: Re: Radio Active Waters ?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.174714.5563@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <722058799.F00004@ship.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 17:47:14 GMT
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- In article <722058799.F00004@ship.wimsey.bc.ca> Konrad.Koenig@f764.n153.z1.ship.wimsey.bc.ca (Konrad Koenig) writes:
- >Stefan ....
- >
- >The issue is fifty more voyages ... yes fifty ..
- >
- >Does that give you a warm feeling ???
- >
- >
-
- Konrad,
-
- I think the main hazard associated with sea transport of plutonium is
- the risk of hijacking by terrorists. I doubt that there is much of
- a health risk due to the sinking of a plutonium shipment, since Pu
- must be aerosolized before it can cause lung cancer.
-
- Several nations have extensive experience in handling plutonium at
- sea under conditions much more hazardous than those undertaken by
- the Japanese. The real outrage, in my view, is the proposed transport
- of Plutonium BY AIR. This is a completely irresponsible pracice, one
- that has been abandoned by the U.S. Air Force, whose aircraft no longer
- carry nuclear weapons during routine peacetime operations.
-
-
- Stefan
-