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Hi Jerry,
It has absolutely nothing to do with removal
of low-level radioactivity; nor does it have anything to do with
money. It's all about Harper getting votes; just the same as it was
about Chretien getting votes in 2001. There's a great political advantage
in generating public fear, as every prime minister or president
knows...
Cheers,
Andy
From: cdn-nucl-l-admin@mailman1.cis.McMaster.CA [mailto:cdn-nucl-l-admin@mailman1.cis.McMaster.CA] On Behalf Of Jerry Cuttler Sent: January 18, 2012 6:52 PM To: Canadian Nuclear Discussion List Subject: [cdn-nucl-l] Canadian government to clean up low-level radioactive waste $1.28
billion? That's quite a sum to pay to remove (human-made) low-level
radioactivity. There is no
initiative to clean up the towns of Ramsar, Iran or Misasa, Japan. I can
imagine what such projects would
cost. Just think
what could be done with this amount of money,
if the public did not fear low-level radiation. Jerry http://www.nuclear-exchange.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsID=33880 Nuclear
waste storage projects 17
January 2012 The
Canadian government has announced that it will fund two projects to clean up
low-level radioactive waste over the next 10 years. The government said it would
invest CAD 1.28 billion of federal funds to address some 1.7 million cu m of
waste resulting from five decades of radium and uranium refining operations at
Port Hope and Clarington, Ontario by the former Crown corporation Eldorado
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