[cdn-nucl-l] Cost of natural gas accidents

["Jerry Cuttler" <jerrycuttler@home.com>]

Wow!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard L Cohen" <blc+@pitt.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ans-pie" <ans-pie@nuke-ans.org>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: Cost of accidents


>
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2001 AtomicRod@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Group,
> >
> > One argument that is used against nuclear power is that the cost of
accidents
> > to society is potentially enormous and not fully covered by insurance.
> >
> > Such arguments are rarely heard with regard to natural gas, but there is
an
> > interesting example that I have not heard much about. I would be
interested
> > in your comments, especially if you live in California.
>
> The damage from the San Francisco earthquake of 1906(?) was mostly
> due to fires started by broken natural gas lines. Did the gas company
> insurance cover that enormous damage?
>
>